Thread: DMT Lapping plate

Haven't had anything to do with the shaptons but for that price you could have a full progression of the Naniwa stones. Many use them splash and go but I find they are more stable with a short soak. That said if you are only maintaining then you will rarely be doing more than a touch up so you could splash and go as stability doesn't seem to be an issue straight away only with longer usage times like bevel setting. If buying try to buy all at once as you will save on yhe postage so it works out cheaper than buying separately. I have used toolsfromjapan.com and sharpeningsupplies.com. Tfj I got my choosera, atomas and gokumyo 20k. Sharpening supplies I got the naniwa ss. I found it cheaper to import tjan get locally but haven't looked in a while as I have all the synthetic stones I need and will probably only buy the odd natural.

I think Eddy's right about Tools from Japan - they seem to be a bit cheaper for Shaptons and they do have an excellent reputation. I've bought locally (Henry Eckert in Adelaide) and they are significantly more expensive - they used to be the only source of Norton waterstones in Australia but no longer handle them.