Naniwa Chosera and Super Stone opinions, please
OK, I'm gonna come clean here.... I sold all my stones except for my DMT's and two coticules. I did it cause the wife said I could buy a Japanese finishing stone if I unloaded everything first, but anyway, the point is, all my Shaptons, Nortons, Spydercos and a few other misc stones.... they're all gone.
And I've been warned by She Who Must Be Obeyed that future raging HAD will not be tolerated.
Rather than dropping a huge amount of coin on a Japanese finisher, I've decided I'm really happy with my current finishing progress, which ends with .1 micron lapping film. So the Japanese finisher is gonna wait for a while.
Instead, I'm planning on replacing the Shapton On Glass set I had. I had the complete set from 1k through and including the 30k. I really enjoyed these stones (more so than the Nortons and Spydercos), but I hated the way they *constantly* needed lapping and refreshing. I also wasn't all that happy with the speed at which they cut. Don't get me wrong, they were good stones, but I think there's gotta be better.
So I've seen a few threads where guys have said some good things about the Naniwas, both the Chosera and the Super Stones.
I'm kinda hoping to get one thread where a bunch of you Naniwa guys can chime in with your likes/dislikes/techniques/suggestions, etc. regarding both the Choseras and Supers.
The Choseras are soooo pricey. Are they really that much better to warrant the extra cash outlay?
For those that are curious, I have managed to successfully replace the entire Shapton set with a 1.2k DMT and two combination BBW/coticules (thanks to Bart's coticule prowess and willingness to share, a guy can go from bevel setting through to finishing polish with a coticule. Just spend some time reading his techniques). I could stay with this setup, really, but I would like to have a complete set once again. Just looking to try something different and/or better than the Shaptons, Nortons and Spydercos.
The coticules will *never* get sold. In fact, over time I can definitely see acquiring more cotis and other naturals, but that's gonna be a bit down the road. :)
Thanks for any input, gents (and ladies).