Introduction, and new Viel user

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Mark and Ken, I appreciate your kind words and patience with a newbie. Joining this forum has greatly encouraged me to press on with the grinder. I'm one of those odd people who enjoy building machines more than using them.  Mark, I like the way you think about overkill

I looked into the belt suppliers grepper provided and am thinking about these to get started:
3M Cubitron P150
3M Cubitron II 80 (for serious reprofiling)
Deer JS 997 Blue Ceramic 220
Surgi-Sharp belts
Bark River CBN Emulsions 16, 4 micron (engineered by Ken Schwartz)

I'm sharpening mostly kitchen knives and a few high-carbide stainless blades. Do you think I should get something in the 400 grit range? That would be a plain AlO or Trizact.

Also, how do linen and cork belts compare to leather? Can one of these loaded with 16 micron replace a fine grit belt after I'm done with the 220?