Thread: Chosera vs Shapton Glass

I hear you with the Super Stones. The 8k Snow White will eliminate the 8k and 12k Super Stones. (Folks say it is higher than 8k, I think so, amazing polish for an 8k almost stria free), And is an easy jump to the SG20, Natural or Chrome Oxide. It is also splash and go.

So, if you go that route, you just need a good 4k, I like the Naniwia Hayabusa 4k. But really any 4k will do. You are not shaving off that stone so, it does not matter much. The Nubatama 4k is the best, if you can find it. Smooth and fast, I haven’t seen them for a few years.

Your progression would be Chosera 1k Hayabusa 4k, Snow White 8k (white box) though the Fuji is very close second. And SG20, or Natural,

The only benefit of the Shaptons over the Naniwias is splash and go. If you do go Shapton you can make the 8k to SG20 jump easily. You don’t nee the 10 or 16.

Splash and go for me is over rated, I just use a plastic tray and a squirt bottle instead of a spray bottle and keep the top of the stone flooded after a couple squirts, just add as needed.

Years ago, I tried to put together the ideal progression and ended up with a Nubatama 1 and 4k, Snow White 8k and SG20. That is my go-to, I do switch up the 1k with a Chosera and a King, all 3 work, with the Nubatama the most aggressive, actually the Norton is most aggressive but I don’t use it much. For some reason I like the King 1k, it is muddy and a quick soak helps, but it is fast and smooth (muddy).

So, the bevel setter and middle stones don’t matter much for me, the 8k is the workhorse that get me to a finisher.