Highest grit sharpening stone?

[paulc]

What grit do you all use? Lowest to highest?

Thanks, Paul

[Stoker]

Coarsest stone I own is 80 grit, Finest 2400 Japanese water stone. In my pack for a stone I carry 220
Thanks Leroy

[RyanY]

Lowest I use is 220 unless I’m starting the edge. I have a 1000/6000 combo stone that works well. I use a strop after with green compound that gets it pretty sharp.

[paulc]

Thanks! P

[Hawkdancer]

Not sure if the grit, but use Lanskey diamond stones fine through coarse, leather strop, and a ceramic plate about 12,000 grit, if I remember correctly.  When and if I sharpen!  Also have an Arkansas stone 3 grit set, several diamond tools.
Hawkdancer

[bownarra]

Look into the 'scary sharp' system. The 3M papers are brilliant. The finest 0.3 micron lapping film  is equivalent to something like 60,000 grit
I still like my waterstones though. 200 grit to 1000 grit then strop, with compound and then without.

[Bryce]

Lowest I use is 220 unless I’m starting the edge. I have a 1000/6000 combo stone that works well. I use a strop after with green compound that gets it pretty sharp.

Same here 200-6000 then good ole leather to finish it off

[Mesophilic]

Generally I go 120, 220, 320, 400, followed by stropping with green compound.  I find it to be a somewhat toothy edge that cuts better and lasts longer than a multi thousand grit edge.

With some of the more modern super steels I will add 600 and 1000 grits to the process. 

With the exception of straight razors, I hardly ever use my Shapton stones that go up to 10K grit, just not worth the time.

[pumarchery]

Got 1200,1000,600,400,280,180 haidu stones, they're ok. Generally don't need the finer ones much for tools, only when I want it to be crazy sharp.