If you're just starting out with Shaptons and can't spring for the whole kit, my suggestion is the 16k and the DGLP. The Shaptons are flattened just before and after each use. It's as much to get the steel grit out of the stone as it is to flatten them. You'll be able to see the process in the DVD we've now got in production called "Honing The Perfect Edge". Harrelson Stanley and I are shown going through the whole shapton honing and lapping process on several razors. It will be for sale on my site in two weeks.

I really believe in only using the DGLP for the Shaptons. They may be fine for very fine waterstones such as coticules and eschers but not for ceramic hones like a Swaty. Personally, I use them only for the Shaptons and that's what I recommend. The Shapton system is just that. A system. Produces great results.


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What do you lap your shaptons on?

Weigh in! I am considering buying shaptons and I don't have enough yet for a full set. I could get the DGLP and a 16K or I could get a set (1k, 4k, 8k, 16k) and a D8C to lap them on until I could get the DGLP. Here is my question: What do you lap your shaptons on and how do they work if it isn't a D8C? Any advice?


Thanks!