Great video! I really like the Shaptons. I use the 8000 to finish my Wusthof kitchen knives as a professional Chef. My setup atm is Atoma 400 for repair and flattening all my stones, chosera 800 and 3000 and then the shapton 🙏🏼

Great video! I'm saving up to buy some Shapton pro stones. My plan is to eventually have the 320, 1000, 2000 and 5000. I reckon that's all I need for my edc blades and kitchen knives. Thank you for sharing. 👍 I hope you're going to make more sharpening videos in the future. Great stuff! 👍

Thanks for the info. Appreciate the perspective

I've very familiar with these. The glass stones are the highest quality SNG white ceramic alumina stones on the market imo. I know choseras have a lot of fanboys, I am one. I have the full set. They don't cut like SG does on stainless. The lowest grit Choser, the 400 is a really nice hard course stone, but the edge is much finer than youd think. It's almost like the 1k Sp. Anyway I'm ranting. I always tell folks. Get the 500 and 2k glass. That's what I tell everyone to get. If you one stone and be done, get the 1k Sp, which is really like a 800 grit stone at best. For the Sp, I tell folks for one and done get the 1k. Which is great. It's a courser fast 1k. Does it all for ya. Done. Or, get the 320 and the 2k. The 2k is the best Sp stone in the line. For me, if I had to get two for myself, it woud be 220 and 2k sp. For the glass, the 500 is a beast. 500 and 2k is all you'd ever need. Anything above the 2k in sp is a polisher. Anything baove the 4k in SG is a polisher. The SG polishers are kinda simiar to the choseras 5k and 10k, but also so are the pros.. I mean the 12k pro is like a slightly harder, slightly less friable version of the 10k chsera. for razors, idk man. I'd never take a razor to the 1k sp. I've fixed chipped razors starting on the 5k. and it takes minutes. Like razors don't need much. You need basically 2 stones to do razors. a good fine sharpener, for a razor, and a finisher. 5k sp and a 12k ss is all you'd ever need beyond strops and compound, which is what you really need for most maintenance. If you've never tried super stones, they are bar none the best polishing stones in the world. The entire line are finishing/polishing stones tho. Just be aware. Whatever grit edge you want to finish at, thats what those stones are for. The 12k is a beast. It puts mirrors on anything even coming from 400 or 500 grit stones in two minutes. Easy. And the results are amazing. Works on everything from hard high carbide stuff to cheapo soft stainless thats always a bitch to get good results on. I think I have issues.

Too late I just purchased the 220 and 320 shaptons. I was previously going from a chocera 800 to a Naniwa pro 2000 and then progressing through my shapton 4k, 6k, 8k glass, then stropping at .5 micron...and that was getting the job done for the most part I end up with what I wanted i.e. extremely sharp push cut edges on my miyabi 5000 birch, shun and kasumi VG10s knives and this set up also proved great for my newest knife the Glestain 270 mm gyuto. Now the reason I chose the shapton 220 and 320 is for repair and re-profiling particularly my son's knives being henkel particularly his wusthof slicer see a lot of prime rib work that gets worked over on his steel quite a bit so it's developed a arch at mid point and would like to work the belly a little to bring it back to flush. I don't forsee the 220 and 320 getting used a lot but it seemed that it's better to have them and not need them than need them and not have them.

Stone selection is just as confusing as knife buying. There are so many choices. Great video. Thank you for the info!

I'm a johhny come lately to this vid but I have to concur with your comment about needing only a few stones. Unfortunately, I bought the whole range of the Pro before I had some idea of what I was doing but I only use three, maybe four on occasion. Thanks for the vid.

Again the 500 is one of my favorite stones if not my favorite. I recommend trying the 220 SG if you’re into thinning or want a stone to replace diamond stones. It’s plenty hard and doesn’t wear as fast as people make it out to in the forums. It’s a staple in my sharpening setup since I do so many chef knives for buddies. I like that it’s aggressive but the feedback/ hand feel keep from getting away from you, a problem I used to have with my chosera 400. Great video!

The 5k is less friable then 2k? If il get the 5k and lap it with like a 3k grit, its possible to downgrade the grit of a stone?

Sir, I would appreciate if you let me know how many whetstones you use and how many degrees you can sharpen the knife. Thank you from now. Hocam kaç giritlik biley taşı kullanıyorsunuz ve bıçağı kaç derecede bileyleyebiliyorsunuz bilgilendirirseniz sevinirim. Şimdiden teşekkür ederim.

good luck master, take it easy. eline sağlık ustam kolay gelsin

Good stuff buddy!!

Just wanna say I appreciate this video

I've come to very similar conclusions about the Shaptons. In the lower grits I prefer the glass stones, the 500 in particular is my favorite. Usually if I'm going lower than that I just use a diamond stone. The 1k Pro is more like a 700 in my opinion, it does cut well but mine doesn't get used very often. I feel where the Pro line shines is the 1500 on up to the 12k. The 1500 and 1k are very different stones, the 1.5k is much closer to the 2k in feel and function. The 2k Pro is probably the best stone in the Pro line, it's very hard, cuts fast and leaves an edge that doesn't leave much to be desired for most tasks. I've found the 2k is capable of putting absolutely stupid sharp edges on carbon steel knives in particular, I just finished a Mora on it and it's one of the sharpest edges I've ever produced. I feel like an ideal 3 stone set for most steels would be the Glass 500(the double thick version is very nice), Pro 1.5k or 2k and I guess the Pro 5k, although I jump from the 1.5 or 2k to the 8k quite often and have no problems unless I'm dealing with a really wear resistant and/or very large bevels. The 8k is kind of a strange stone, I don't like the feedback as much as the 5k but it never fails to produce absolutely scary sharp edges. It just has a little bit of strange, "rubby" feeling to it. Just my 2 cents as someone who owns the entire Ha No Kuromaku line except for the 120 and the ridiculously expensive 30k.

How did you cut the stone?

Great video! Would you recommend the Glass 2000 or the Pro 2000? If price wasn't a factor. (Actually the glass is a bit cheaper)

i wanted a set for my s. razor. But all i can find right now in my country is a 2k, 6k, 12k kuro combo. I really wanted 3,8,12k in that order

Thanks for all the helpful info. At first I was thinking about getting the 1000/5000 2-stone Kuromaku set on Amazon, but now I’m wondering if I could get away with the 2k pro and then just strop for maintenance every couple days. What do you think about this and if so, what would be a good strop and compound setup? Cooking knives around 60 on the Rockwell scale is the application. Thanks again!

I’m into pocket knives and Bowie knives. I’m thinking Shapton 500, 1000, and 2000 glass stones, what do you think?

Thanks for the great review, it’s very helpful! I have a question that was asked in an earlier comment: how did you cut the stones? Thanks!

Grinders of knives have eliminated the 90% of the cutting edge of my razor that is also not straight noW . So can you confirm me that the razor is to throw away? I think there is no stone when has remained just 1 mm of cutting edge!

they cut like that cause they are really hard, and the glass ones you get a hard type and a soft type now has it was just the hard before. but gotta love all shaptons.

Buy the 1500 insted of the 1000 its a fantastic stone and it is slow wearing, its also the best razor bevelsetter i have ever tried

Thanks for the info. If you just wanted to learn to sharpen a good quality kitchen knife for daily use, would you recommend a single stone or would multiple stones be required? Which one(s) would you choose?

Nice video thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. If you can recommend me 3 Shapton stones for straight razors which ones would be ? I say 3 cos I was thinking to have one for bevel setting one for sharpening and one for polishing. Obviously if you have a different recommendation you are welcome to suggest. Thanks in advance. Dimitris

Hey I got a question for my kitchen (german knives and japanese knives): Should I go for 1000+5000 or 2000+5000? Some people claim that the 1000 is too rough. And is there a problem when "finishing" german knives on the 5000?

I have the 320, 1000, 2000, and 5000 and I love them. So cheap compared to Naniwa or even the Shapton glass series but they do the job well. Perhaps not the best stones out there but their comparative low cost makes up for it. I won't bother buying the 1000 grit again though, I feel it's a poor stone. Go with a Naniwa chosera 800 in place of it, it is far, far superior and is worth the extra money. The 1000 does indeed wear too fast and it has poor feedback (compared to others I have tried) and is not a true 1000 grit by comparison with other stones, but for kitchen knives it's fine.

In your opinion, is it worth getting water stones for wicked edge system?

How do the nano hone stones compare to these ?

if you lie the 500 for that then you should try the 320. the 320 and 500 in the glass line are interchangable. the 320 is just even faster. the 120 and 220 are also interchangable. those are true course stones and are great as well. hard. cut fast. wear slow. and yes, even the 120 can leave a great edge, but you will need a way to deal with the burr if you use that alone.

Please,About How many knives do you sharpen, until the start dishing? I want to see, If the Shapton Pro last a lot or not, otherwise I'll get a Ceramic stone. Can you please provide some feedback on their longevity? Do the Glass ones last a lot longer? Thanks in advance

What did you use to cut the section off your stone?

I run all chosera stones as well as some naniwa soaking stones. I own one shapton pro the white 120 for tip repair and i absolutely hate that stone. I end up using the naniwa 150grit omurto grey brick or the naniwa 220grit aramusha pink brick instead.

I was sent here from the future to say....BALLS!

How did you cut 1" from that 320#? I want to do it too, please let me know🙏

How did you cut the 320 grit stone? Tough job, I reckon 🤔

The price does indeed depend on the pricing.

What do you think of the shapton glass vs the pro stones

Why are you not flattening your stones?

I just got a 1k, 2k, 5k, 8k, and 12k in this brand for my straight razors.

Patty Potato Pealers mentioned you. Have confidence.

Can I get away with buying and using just one of these stones for sharpning kitchen knives?

1k Orange is more like a 700 grit imo. Edit: 1.000 Kuromaku, Naniwa Pro, Cerax & King Grit Comparison: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bdaYnqV8qrqUqH0.html

Best stones are cheap chinese diamond ones , hands down. paid 20€ for mine and it's amazing. Back in 2015 I paid 2€ for a single stone ,including shipping. Yeah, 2€ including shipping. But I still enjoy wetstones and I have them.

220番は　相性がはっきりして　鉄系には　強いが　 ステンレス系は　滑りやすいですよね^_^

My master, I made a request, I asked you for the sharpening stones as a gift, if you could send it, I would be very grateful, I would be grateful, thank you in advance. Üstadım bir istekte bulunmuştum sizden bileme taşlarını hediye olarak istemiştim gönderirseniz çok sevinirim minnettar olurum şimdiden teşekkür ederim

Muy interesante pero hablas mucho!🤣😂

As a 100% disabled person, I request these stones as a gift from you, I would be very grateful if you send them as a gift. Please, I would appreciate it if you could give a positive answer, thank you in advance. Best Regards, Abdullah Menevse 🙏🙏🙏

The directions on the stones (I googled it due to directions being in Japanese) say to get rid of the foam, so the stone can breathe. It’s there just for transport.