Quote Originally Posted by niftyshaving View Post
JimR asked: "Why should he stick with synthetics? "

Only because that is what he has now and additional synthetics
can most reliably continue the progressions.

You are 100% correct that naturals are the fuzz on the peach of
woodworking for many.
Not to mention that even a shapton 30K is substantially cheaper than a high quality nakayama of a nice size.