I'm coming up to the point of wearing out the 1000 part of my Norton 220/1000 combination waterstone, so this time I'm going to buy the single 1000 grit. I just ordered the King 1000, drawn to its 1-3/8" thickness and lower price than the 1" Norton.
Any opinions here about the relative merits of the two brands at this grit? Any difference in necessary soaking time or anything else relevant? I've used the King –– in someone else's shop –– without giving it much thought, and certainly didn't notice any difference.
I use my stones for honing and polishing plane irons, chisels, and a couple of other blades (router plane, spokeshave). Charlesworth method. Steel runs the gamut from 1922 Stanley tool steel to contemporary O1 and A2.