Thread: What Do You Think About The Shapton 30K

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Anyway, using the shapton pros in a 5k/8k pyramid following the 1k bevel set, I'd go on to the 15k. I rarely felt the desire to go to the 30k.

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

Having only ever used and had a Norton 4/8 and a Shapton 16k I find it hard to understand why one would want more than a 16k.

I'm going to take it a step further When Randy told me to make sure I could get a good shave off the Norton 8k before moving up to the Shapton Pro 15k that I had at that time, I discovered I could get along just fine shaving off an 8k and actually liked it. Going up in grit to the 12k, 15k, 16k was more like Mount Everest, 'because it was there.'

The 30k was the pinnacle. Having reached it a few times I didn't always feel the need to climb it again, but it is like the ocean. I almost never go there, but it is nice knowing it is only 20 minutes away if I ever want to.