I've been curious to find out if you can bring a straight to a shaving edge with just a barber hone, if so, is there any barber hone that can actually do this?
yes you can.
if it is completely dull, it would take about a year, if it is already sharp, it will take about 5 mins
I heard I could start with a 12k Chinese Polishing stone and that would be all I need, is that true?
This is all great advice thanks, but for example, if I over hone, a 12k can reset the bevel?
Thanks , honing is so confusing.... so if I hone 220/1000k to 4000/8000k to 12k there is no chance of getting a wire edge?