this is all just a big nerd thread and of course ymmv because a lot of it is feeling based
Fixed that for you Snake
this is all just a big nerd thread and of course ymmv because a lot of it is feeling based
That's great information for all who interested in the Pro 1.5k, thanks for sharing it! Interesting about the porosity, porosity and drying time. I wish it was more similar to the 2k in this regard.
Could one of you guys that have the stone maybe compare the tactile feel / hand feel of this stone to the Pro 1k, Pro 2k or Chosera 800 a bit more?
Thanks for taking the time to write this up.
Like others upthread, I already have the SP1000, and SP2000, (and several others) and wondering if it makes sense to add another. I do a lot of Germans for friends and might try it in that application.
It's not lost on me that the SP1000 and 2000 are $40ish each on Amazon, while the SP1500 is $75 so saving money by buying one stone vice two is not very compelling.
I had it earlier in my sharpening and wasn’t as knowledge then in terms of mud, stone feeling etc... just that it was too glassy and sterile for me at the time.
The Shapton Pro 1.5k is $45 on the site that will not be named. I’m not advocating buying there but other places not Amazon have it more in line price wise
thanks for the fix Dave as you are entirely correct on that haha
agree on mud on the 1.5 and 2k for sure, I always make up a mud for those (when I had the 2k that is). Really helps in feeling. Admittedly I never held onto the 5k long enough to really experiment with mud on it but definitely sounds like it would have helped. I had it earlier in my sharpening and wasn’t as knowledge then in terms of mud, stone feeling etc... just that it was too glassy and sterile for me at the time.
Subjectively, my favorites consist of the 2 sides of a coin ..Yeah I’m a big chosera fanboy when it comes to feeling. They rank up there with King for me in terms of my favorite feeling stones but that is highly highly subjective.
In my own experience, with the Shapton Pro it is particularly worthwhile to go from 1k (or 1.5k) to 2k and only then to 5k.Is SP1.5K and 5K a good set to be all end all and that's it? Or is the 1k and 5k a better combo?
Thats why I thought that 1.5k maybe is a better stone than 1k in combination with 5k to lesser the jump a bitThanks for taking the time to write this up.
Like others upthread, I already have the SP1000, and SP2000, (and several others) and wondering if it makes sense to add another. I do a lot of Germans for friends and might try it in that application.
It's not lost on me that the SP1000 and 2000 are $40ish each on Amazon, while the SP1500 is $75 so saving money by buying one stone vice two is not very compelling.
Thats why I thought that 1.5k maybe is a better stone than 1k in combination with 5k to lesser the jump a bit
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