Thread: Shapton Glass 30K or Suehiro 20K ?

I’m getting great shaves and lasting edges off my Naniwa stones finishing on a 12K but like a lot of people I’ve got it in my head there is a better edge and better shave out there beyond my 12K. I do not want to spend the time and money for a jnat or coticule. I’d love to have the natural stones but I just don’t feel like a six month learning curve. So, I’m thinking about either a Shapton 30K or Suehiro 20K.

Have any of you used either of these to finish following a 12K? Any of you who may have tried both? They’re both pricey. I’m trying to decide. Any advice or recommendations would be appreciated.

Tune in tomorrow, lol. I honed up a pair of 208s, one on a Naniwa 10k (sorry no 12k but you can send me one!) and one on the N10k followed by the Gok 20.

Cheers, Steve

Am definitely interested in your shave off the 20K

I have both the 30K and the 20K.

Honestly I have never gotten good results off the 30K and almost never use it. It's the only stone I have ever used where I'm just not happy with it. On the other hand the 20K works flawlessly, is fast and easy to use and gives fantastic edges. I can't imagine a razor being sharper or maybe I should say being able to discern a difference in shaving past the 20K. I mean why stop, maybe a 60K stone or a 100K stone. It gets to be a cost benefit type of thing.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I have both the 30K and the 20K.

Honestly I have never gotten good results off the 30K and almost never use it. It's the only stone I have ever used where I'm just not happy with it. On the other hand the 20K works flawlessly, is fast and easy to use and gives fantastic edges. I can't imagine a razor being sharper or maybe I should say being able to discern a difference in shaving past the 20K. I mean why stop, maybe a 60K stone or a 100K stone. It gets to be a cost benefit type of thing.

Interesting. The Suhehiro is advertised as 0.50 microns the Shapton Pro/Glass at 0.49 microns. Grit-wise, they are the same, so the difference in the edge feel has to be the binder, right?

Or maybe the shape of the grit particles?

Cheers, Steve

Off the Naniwa 12k go with the 20k

The Shapton works best off the Shapton 16k it works best as a system

The 20K works better off more hones it is more versatile and more friendly with more types of steel


JMHO