JKerr
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So I somehow managed to smash the glass plate on my shapton GS 1k and put a crack right across the middle of it, so now I need a replacement and while I'm at it I figure I'll get something to replace my GS4k which is getting a little thin. Plus I've never particularly cared for it either.
Ideally I'd like something I can get as fast as possible, but I will be ordering on line. The only store in Melbourne with decent stones is Chefs armoury which carry choseras, but they're obscenely expensive (though I understand stones would be costly to ship and Australia is generally expensive)
Looking at about 80-$100 tops per stone, will be used on a mix of carbon and various stainless (cpm154, gin 3, whatever sugimoto use in the cm series, vg-10), mainly on cleavers, some single bevel use too, preferably no base for transport purposes.
I was considering the bester 1200 and suehiro rika which I've heard is a solid combo; the gesshin 1 and 5k splash and go stones; or saving a bit of money and just buying another king 1/6k combo stone or one of the combo stones from JCK. I have a kitayama to finish on.
Any advise is greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Josh
Ideally I'd like something I can get as fast as possible, but I will be ordering on line. The only store in Melbourne with decent stones is Chefs armoury which carry choseras, but they're obscenely expensive (though I understand stones would be costly to ship and Australia is generally expensive)
Looking at about 80-$100 tops per stone, will be used on a mix of carbon and various stainless (cpm154, gin 3, whatever sugimoto use in the cm series, vg-10), mainly on cleavers, some single bevel use too, preferably no base for transport purposes.
I was considering the bester 1200 and suehiro rika which I've heard is a solid combo; the gesshin 1 and 5k splash and go stones; or saving a bit of money and just buying another king 1/6k combo stone or one of the combo stones from JCK. I have a kitayama to finish on.
Any advise is greatly appreciated.
Cheers,
Josh