Honing set - Question about Shapton lapping
Hi,
I was looking for some honing stones (Just starting).
- At first I wanted to take Norton 4/8 to coticule (Read a lot about it, saw Lynn video and ... I am Belgian living in the US ...)
- After talking to Howard, he recommended Shapton Glass. Looked ok to me. Set +- 230$ expensive but no more than Norton + Coticule. Now looking in more details I see that the holder = 75$ and lapping plate is ... an additional 280$ !!!. That just more than double the investment right there.
So my question is :
1) Do you need the lapping plate with the Shapton Glass ?
2) Should I consider the naniwa which are a little cheaper and lapping plate is 22$ or stick with the Shapton.
Any suggestion ? Experience ?
Thanks
Yves