DMT 4" Diamond whetstone for sharpening?

[Creepo]

I accuired a while ago a decent German hand-made straight razor but as usual it wasn't exactly shave ready and needs a bit of sharpening. I know I could send it off to someone to have it sharpened but I'd rather do it myself since I am able to get a hair popping edge on my regular knives.

So first I was set on the Norton 4k/8kbut since it's a bit pricey I never really got around to getting it (other purchases have KINDA gotten in the way) and the DMT's I had seen were a bit pricey as well.

So a couple days ago I saw that Knifeworks had received 4" DMT whetstones with an interrupted surface, and they were like 20$ a piece so for 40$ I could get an extra fine (1200) and extra extra fine (8000). I know DMT is another popular option but I was wondering:
Is the 4x1 inch stone is too small to sharpen a razor?
and
Will the edge be consistent using the interrupted surface?

Thanks a lot in advance
Heres the links:
http://www.knifeworks.com/4diamondwhetstoneextra-fine.aspx?list-product=505974
http://www.knifeworks.com/4diamondwhetstoneextraextra-fine.aspx?list-product=505973

 

[razorburn]

There shouldn't be a problem with the interrupted surface as long as you keep a smooth stroke and don't snag the point into the pokka dot surface.

I'm not sure if you know,Dmt also has 4x1" with a continous surface in Coarse,fine and extra fine but not extra extra fine for some reason.If you choose this,you probably could go from the extra fine to a leather strop.

http://www.knifeworks.com/dmtdia-sharpextrafine4.aspx

 

[Frank Raud]

Depending on how sharp you want the razor(it's your Face, not just arm hair), you should know a honemeister will use a 1k, then 4k, then 8k, 12k, then go to pastes. Can you get by with less? For the $20 cost of a honing, send it out, at least so you have something to compare with as to how sharp a razor should be.

I have a straight razor that is sharp enough to shave hair on my arm. When I put it to my face, the experience was not pleasant, it seemed dull and scraped my face. I have sent it away to be honed. I will play around with other razors on the stones(up to 12K) to find out how sharp I can get a razor.