Shapton 16,000 Ceramic HR Glass Stone

Very nice

This stone is a billion times nicer than stropping. You can pare walnut end grain and have it peel off like a slice of cheese after honing on here. Few seconds on 1200 mesh diamond, then finish on here. Sometimes a 600 mesh but rarely

Fabulous Polishing Stone!

I recently bought several Shapton stones from Mr. Cosman here - I will say that each and every one was well worth it - will probably even get the 30k grit stone someday. I like being able to methodically take each chisel / plane blade through the stair-step grits, so I have a lot. No regrets. His Intermediate level sharpening bundle is precisely what I needed (although I really wanted that advanced one!). This site has been fantastic as I take my journey into woodworking.

Worth every penny

This stone is amazing, easy to keep flat when combined with the diamond stone. Still practicing my hand sharpening but this tool has already improved what I can do with a plane