I was indeed intending to continue with a 5k/8k pairing, which would finish the edges up to ready for stropping. The Shaptons will clean up the edge FAR more than the 600 diamonds, but will NOT get you to a mirror polish, even after stropping. According to Ken, the polish starts at the 5k Shapton level.
I’ve PMed you Ken’s email address, he knows everything you could ever want to know about sharpening on stones and is a really easy guy to talk to. He can easily walk you through progressions of any kind you like, and to any endpoint you like. 🙂
