GD, check this out.

http://www.knifehog.com/p-2426-dmt-duosharp-bench-stone-8-inch-finecoarse-wm8fc-wb.aspx

It's the one I want to get and I probably will order it after payday. UM we just get paid once a month, the last day.

It SHOULD do all you want and will last you for many many years. I have a DMT diafold I have been using for over 20 years now.

Nice. The diamond smith sharpener has 325 and 750 grit. I want a even finer finish grit and a strop to polish my edges. Sadly the edges my smith leaves seam to trap dirt and they want to rust. The knives I have finished on a friends strop wheel don't need oil and don't show rust and discoloration

I can finish with the 750 clean the edge lightly oil the edge and a few months later its starting to rust even with a light coat of oil...... The same deal with the
Polished edge and it has sat there for over a year and its still shiny like it was polished yesterday.

I THINK that DMT uses 300 and 600 for the course and fine grit.

Well you could maybe do the course/fine thing then finish on a stop loaded with a very high grit rouge.

I was looking at getting several different grit stones like their Xtra Fine fine and their course extra course

I think the multi grit JRE strop bat may be a good buy

That I think would be the ideal setup. But I was just going for the one stone approach, for monetary reasons and less to keep up with.

Has it got two or 4 grits available?

OK, just looked it up. Four grits. Well Three and plain leather.

I wonder how long one strop would last without needing to have the compound replenished.