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!

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

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.

This is an amazing stone. When used appropriately, I find that it cuts more quickly than ceramic files from Spyderco's Sharpmaker and polishes an edge very nicely. I've had it for about two months and have used it to sharpen everything from an axe made of S7 to Striders (s30v), Hinderers (S35VN), and on and on. It even does a good job of touching up the uncarbidized side of titanium blades. Money well-spent in my view. Highly recommend it to others who like making sure their tools possess particularly keen edges. Edit: 3/4/2021 - six years later & I’m still using this to sharpen everything from tools to kitchen knives. 10/10, would buy again!

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

Great stone

Very nice stone , but in my hands I feel they lack the feedback of the Pro series of stones. But still a beautiful stone to use. 👍🏻👍🏻

I’ve tried many other wet stones and the grit doesn’t match number printed on the side,.. I Had to go by feel,.. hours and hours trying for a polished , flat chisel back… As soon as I started working with these stones I got the Rob Cosman results first try,… if you want perfect polished edges ,.. these stones are the only way to go and I suggest everyone watch Rob Cosman on you tube,.. 32 seconds to sharp and sharpening in the real world… he says you can get by with the trend diamond 1000 and the Shapton 8000,.. which is true ,.. but you’ll spend hell of a time getting the 1000 scratches out with just 8000 shapton.. the 4000 intermediate saves so much time and will also save your 8000. This is the first time ever I have edges that will shave and I’ve been sharpening for about a year now… The last review "Yeti" needs to flatten his stone,... why people write reviews when they know nothing is beyond me?

Super

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.