Quote Originally Posted by feltspanky View Post
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.

Well, for those who own a 30K, I think one can overdo it. It might take just a few very light strokes on a 30K as opposed to many strokes which could make it too sharp. Just a few very light strokes on it to put a slight polish on it would probably be all it needs if that. Any more than that might make it too sharp & could be irritable & make the edge more prone to chip more easily also. I'm not saying not to own one because several people do but if so to use it efficiently & very little. That's just my opinion & I hope it makes sense.