I have the norton 1000/220 and the norton 4000/8000....I am going to be getting a 4 sided paddle with paste on 4 sides...the first side will be 1 micron diamond paste, the next will be .5 diamond, the next will be .25 diamond, and the last will be chromium oxide.....Along with this, I will be obtaining a premium final strop with a canvas backing for final stropping......My question is this....is it ok if I skip a 12000grit polishing stone and just use what I am going to have or is it needed. 8000 grit is listed as being 3 microns and 12000 grit is listed as being 2 microns....so basically I am skipping 1 micron and just going directly to 1 micron and down...sounds reasonable to me...but I wanted someone else's opinion? THANKS IN ADVANCE, THE NOOB.......