Hi everyone, I'm new here (first post) . I know this has come up a lot but I figured it's better to ask advice before I blow though my savings than after. So here it goes:
For about ten years now I've been dreaming about getting into real woodworking, in a few months I'll be out of medschool and finaly have a bit of time (and money) before residency to try and build a kit.
For sharpening I was looking at the Dia-flat 95 and shapton ceramic stones (korumako) grits 1000, 5000 and 12000. I definetly want a honing guide. I was thinking of buying the Lie Nielsen honing guide. Starting out I will need to sharpen lie Nielsen bench planes, and Veritas pmv-11 chisels. Moving forward I would (possible) in the future add Veritas skew block plane, large router and medium shoulder planes. I also plan on one fishtail chisel (blue spruce), and mortise chisels (Ray Iles). I realize the honing guide won't be usable with Veritas skewed planes.
TL: DR
1. What do you guys think of the sharpening stones as a set?
2. What do you think of the DMT DIA-FLAT 95?
3. Will the LN honing guide handle Veritas chisels? Blue Spruce Fishtail chisels? Ray Iles Mortise Chisels? If not is there a good alternative to considure?
4. What fishtail chisel size should I get?
All advise will be very welcome. At this stage I would rather not give up using a honing guide.