Quote Originally Posted by Brighty83 View Post
The reason i was looking at the shapton stones is.. My ice bear stone is extremely soft and well i shouldn't have got it.
So ..i'm worried about getting a stone that will cause the same problems.

The naniwa stone are clay aren't they like my current king range? how do they compare to the Norton stones?

One thing that worries me about the shapton stones is there height... 10mm is noting
Well being in Australia you can find the naniwas that are 20mm thick with no base. IIRC the binder is polymer in the super stones. Not sure about the glass stones. I wouldn't say the naniwas are soft. I have no experience with the ice bear. I mainly use the nortons in the single grit 4 and 8 k. They are 1" thick and plenty durable for razors. The Shapton professionals are 15mm thick with no base and very good stones. OTOH, I don't know anyone who has worn out a shapton glass honing razors.