SHAPTON GlassStone 8000 1micro class TYPE WA 50203

I've tried a lot of sharpening stones. DMT diamond stones, japanese water stones, oil stones... But these new glass stones are changing the world of sharpening for woodworkers everywhere! The fine grits such as this one are especially amazing for essentially two reasons: they don't soak up water, so they don't have to be ponded like water stones, and they stay flatter and don't wear as fast as water stones. You may think that a diamond stone also has those qualities, and is less expensive, but I can tell you that diamond stones are simply not as good as these! Coarser diamond stones are great, but at higher grits they really suffer, usually scratching your blade up rather than the swarf polishing like how it does for the Shapton glass stones. Basically, I like to use coarse diamond stones (200 to 1000 grit), which stay flat because they don't wear down, plus you can use them to flatten water stones. At about 4000 grit, diamond stones aren't as good, and I am in favor of plain water stones such as King stones (They go out of flat only just slightly faster than the Shaptons, and they don't cut quite as fast, and they have to be ponded before use... But they are cheaper, easier to flatten, last longer because they are so thick, and you can use both sides of them!) But at 8000 grit, Shapton reigns supreme. It just stays flatter longer, cuts so fast, doesn't scratch, and doesn't have to be ponded. This stone seriously cuts like it's a 4000 grit stone, but still polishes like 8000! The size of these stones is perfect, wide enough for jointer plane blades, and plenty of length. This is a stone worth saving your money for!

This is a sharpening stone for a serious woodworker. But it is only one of six that for instance I use: 1000, 3000,6000,8000, 12000 in addition to 4 coarser diamond stones from DMT. There are some money in those stones. There are many other makers of artificial stones, but I value Shapton the best because it works perhaps faster than others I used before, it is easy to organize well, as they are thin, they fit in a small rack. With so many stones, organization becomes an issue. However, you must have quality japanese blades that are capable of achieving superiour edge, otherwise it is waste of money.

Great stone

I bought this for my straight razor that's arriving soon, but I decided to try it on my chef's knives, even though I usually don't go this high in grit. Wow, it made my knives incredibly sharp, with a noticeable bite to them. I haven't used it on my straight razor yet, but once it arrives, I'm confident it will do a phenomenal job.

if it works for you this is one of the best glass stones to get, meaning that not everyone appreciates the 8000 stone but if you do buy this one

Muy buena piedra, pero lelgó con un pequeño detalle, tiene una esquina dañada, es pequeño y no afecta el funcionamiento, pero no esperaba que llegara con eso

It’s a little pricey but the results are worth the price

Just as I wanted.

Excellent Juste un peu chère

mandatory equipment for every professional kitchen or amateur who loves Japanese knives HRC 60+

Al usarla desgasta el metal y se mancha muy fácil la piedra blanca

Adds that extra bit of clean sharpness to the chisels & plane blades.

Its the dogs bollox exellant getting my edges razor sharp pure japanese standard