Just wondering if people have any experience with really fine waterstones, and if they're worth the cost. I know either way you'll want to strop with something like Lee Valley's green afterward, so just wondering what people's opinions are on them? Skip from 8k to strop, or is the 8k, to 16k, to strop, beneficial? There's a complete set of 10 Shapton Glass Stones on auction on ebay right now at $150, and it has the 16k grit in it. It got me thinking..
30k seems excessive lol, but then again you can't ever get your tools too sharp!