Shapton Glass stone 500 HR

I bought this to address a couple of badly blunted blades and has brought them right back to life.

I've been using Shapton Glass Stones since about 2009, I think. They are excellent. They make sharpening very enjoyable. I do it as one of my favorite hobbies and I'm good enough at it now that other people can't even understand the heights of expertise I've reached. But people do often notice the unique appearance of my edges and when I can accomplish tasks that they can't, like cutting through thick zip-ties. I have 10 Shapton Glass Stones, the lapping plate and stone holder. I intend to complete the set, sooner or later. I do use all of the stones I have. For touch-ups I just use the higher grits, but I often find use for the coarse stones too. Being able to progress through all of the grits makes getting a fantastic edge faster and preserves all of the stones, because you aren't stuck making a big jump in coarseness and overworking a stone that is more fine than is ideal. The Shapton diamond lapping plate is necessary to get the full advantage of using these stones. You might get by with a cheaper diamond lapping plate though. If you want to master sharpening, Shapton Glass Stones are a great choice to get you there.

TOP Schleifstein für den Grundschliff.Bin total begeister.Hält ewig im Homegebrauch .Bleibt sehr lange plan.Danach 2000 oder max 5000 Shapton Kuromaku oder glass und Küchenmesser sind schärfer als bei Neukauf.

Nice stone. Feels way finer than my 500 grit stone and a bit hard feeling compared to a stone. But, no soaking, small and quick to use so lives with some others in the kitchen drawer.

クラリネット用のリード調整で、リード裏面の平面を調整するのに利用しています、この砥石ほど平面が精巧にできているものがありませんので、気に入っています。あとは自分の調整の仕方で、いかに均一に手を動かせるかです！！！

I see negative reviews on these because of the size which just makes no sense. First of all it tells you it's thin but more importantly how thick a stone is does not equal how long it will last. These stones are very, very hard and will last just as long as your standard thickness stone if not longer. The 500 might be the best of the entire line. The feedback is incredible. You know your cutting and have a great idea of where your angle is. It doesn't load up much at all if you don't let the surface dry out while sharpening. If you bought the 500, 1000 and 4000 you'd be good to do just about anything. If you need to correct chips or do serious thinning I'd buy a diamond plate or a 120-220 stone but any normal usage those 3 will cover. 10k is also awesome if you want to go a bit overboard.