What's the finishing grit for your deba and yanagiba?

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andur

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Was sharpening my deba this evening and I thought I'd like to ask around what are popular finisher grits for a deba and a yanagiba? Would you rather go "all the way" up into a mirror polish and a smooth razor edge or leave it at a nice bity ~5k? Hard to tell what the grit is for a natural stone though.
Personally I haven't made up my mind yet. Usually I've gone all the way to a high polish but I've been experimenting with lower grits lately.
Any thoughts?
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5k Shapton for the edge today, fingerstones for kasumi.
 
I don't have any of these knifes but I do like the mirror finish and go all the way up of course.
 
Deba 5k. Finish stropping on 1 micron diamond. Yanagiba 10-12k. Finished on .5 micron chromium oxide.
 
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