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    Default Shapton 8 slot holder

    Nothing advanced about slipping the Shapton Glass hones into this rack so it goes into the Basic Honing forum. This rack is well made and just the right size for storing and displaying your Shapton Glass Hones. Not sure if it will hold the pro series. This is available as a 3 slot and an 8 slot at SRD. I recommend this rack for those with Shapton's or those that plan to get them.

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    Nice collection! If you decide to invest in all of them, i guess the extra for the rack goes by unnoticed!

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    Looks very nice! Selling a rack that holds all of
    them is a brilliant way to get folks to buy the
    whole set -- I know that I would have to pick up
    the 500 grit whether or not I needed it just to
    fill in the slot

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    Well, you could skip the 500 and get the 3000, or in addition to the glass stone 8000 you could add the 8000 high-polish version before the 16 and 30k.....

    But, personally I think it a waste to not have the 500 in addition to all the other great stones. These aren't just straight razor hones, guys. Get a few good kitchen knives (sorry wusthof, ja henckels, messermeister, you guys don't qualify) like a sabatier or a good japanese gyuto (best option) and learn how to sharpen a knife.

    Having a knife in the kitchen that can actually cut is something I will never again go without.

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    bj you lucky dog, very nice sir. nothing like a nice simple looking way to display such nice stones.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ben325e View Post
    Well, you could skip the 500 and get the 3000, or in addition to the glass stone 8000 you could add the 8000 high-polish version before the 16 and 30k.....

    But, personally I think it a waste to not have the 500 in addition to all the other great stones. These aren't just straight razor hones, guys. Get a few good kitchen knives (sorry wusthof, ja henckels, messermeister, you guys don't qualify) like a sabatier or a good japanese gyuto (best option) and learn how to sharpen a knife.

    Having a knife in the kitchen that can actually cut is something I will never again go without.

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    I don't own any Shaptons, but I'm curious anyway. The DGLP is not supposed to be used for any grits under 1k, so what do you use for the lower grit Shaptons?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post

    I don't own any Shaptons, but I'm curious anyway. The DGLP is not supposed to be used for any grits under 1k, so what do you use for the lower grit Shaptons?
    Actually the DGLP is a 325/375 mesh, so it can lap as low as 500 grit, making the #220 the only stone in the glass series that is pretty much useless. The DRLP is the 1K and higher limit.

    You can always use the Compact lapping system for the coarse stones.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post

    I don't own any Shaptons, but I'm curious anyway. The DGLP is not supposed to be used for any grits under 1k, so what do you use for the lower grit Shaptons?
    Hello Ron. I have flattened my 500 with the DGLP without any damage so I think it is OK. I used light pressure. I only use it for blades with chips and dings and try to stay away from Ebay stuff.

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    I use a (well worn) DMT D8XX to lap my 220. I was having issues that the 220 felt too smooth, but have since remedied that by lapping, rinsing, lapping, rinsing, etc. I think that the slurry built up from lapping was causing the hone to smoothen out.

    Works much better with my new method.

    I use my DMT 325 (C) to lap all my other stones.

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    I've often considered using the curb for my #120 pro and #220 glass. They dip so fast anyway that I feel it is a waste of lapping plate and/or lapping compound. The 500 is pretty soft, too but it can at least be lapped by the DGLP, saving it from the curb.....



    Speaking of the curb - I once used it for a kitchen knife because I only had my 1K glass, and the knife was chipped pretty bad - too much for stone to handle. The concrete was about 60 grit, and I had to keep moving to different places since it "dipped" quickly. Not bad for a quick fix! No I didn't lap it afterwards!

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