Quote Originally Posted by Logistics View Post
Given the expense of the Shapton 1k I would have just tossed it and got a new one however, it never hurts to try what you did and this now stands as an example of what could happen. Just be thankful this Shapton you broke wasn't the 30k.
I'm very thankful!

Quote Originally Posted by DaveW View Post
Ditto this. I would do this with any glasstone, anyway. Thicker stones are always nicer to use. If you start with a glasstone, gluing it to a piece of quartersawn wood, or another (scuffed) thicker piece of cut glass with epoxy makes it a lot nicer to use.
I would say i have a very broad range of stones now and i prefer my glass stones the most so far. They sit nicely in you hand if you want to have a go at 'traditional' honing and with a holder they sit higher then my standard stones. i generally just use them on a rubber mat.

Each to there own though, we all have our own preferences!