Thread: Shapton 16K glass, I'm a believer ... with reservations

One difference about the Sweet 16 you have to watch is that it is a great finisher, but probably has more cutting power than any other stone in that grit range... I am very, very, careful about not going over 20 laps with that stone, if the blade isn't sharp/smooth enough at that level with 20 laps you might want to look at a lower grit and figure out what you missed... Also the Shapton's seem to like their own company better than other stones, in other words their progression works well together better than mixing the stones before using them...
As to an issue with super hard chippy razor's ie: Wacker's I haven't noticed that on the Shapton stones any more than any other synthetic stones, Wacker's seem to like naturals better, so you just have to be extra careful well taking them out for a ride...

These are just of course some of my own personal observations.....