Thread: What Do You Think About The Shapton 30K

I've owned my 30K Shapton glass stone for a couple of weeks. I also add two extra layers of tape for a total of three when I hone on this stone. I copied the 3 pieces of tape philosophy from custom razor artisan Tim Zowada. Coming off my 16K Shapton the 30K makes an already sharp edge extremely sharp.

I always complete a three pass shave, one pass ATG with my razors. It takes a very sharp edge to shave ATG an experience little or no blade irritation. The Shapton 30K glass stone delivers the performance I desire for my BBS shaving experience.

Is the stone necessary to achieve a fantastic shave with a S.R.? NO; but after seeing Japanese Natural stones on ebay selling for thousands of dollars. I don't feel buyers remorse when I hone on this stone.