roger lance
Stu....Thank you....what I've been seeing of the Shapton Pro 1000's that are available here is the packaging is in Japanese not English and you are asked to pay a premium for the stone....I know that you have warned about some Shaptons being intended for the Japanese market only and that is what I think I'm finding. BTW, you are still in the running....it would be difficult to beat your package deal on the Sigmas....but I already have a DMT dia-flat lapping plate. Also, my idea of the type of sharpening I want to do is realizing that the blade I'm using is dull....go to the sharpening station and touch it up....clean up....return to the bench and resume working in a couple of minutes....the Sigmas need to be soaked and that requires some forethought and planning which is fine if an extended sharpening session is the order of the day....but I want to just go to the station, touch up, and go back to work quickly and I think the Shaptons might fit that style better.