I have four of the Shapton Glass Stones and am still amazed on the edge that they can produce. There is a bit of drag when using it which is good but what is amazing is that this drag just feels like smooth resistance and the results speak for themselves. I use these to hone straight razors. I sharpened one today after deliberately blunting the edge first to get rid of imperfections and incorrect sharpening. In order used a 2000, 4000, 8000, 16000 then finished on 3 graded strops. Then shaved with it.
The shave was very smooth and clean.
I love these stones! 👍

great product

I own Shapton 8000, 16000 & 30000 grit stones. It is wide enough for my straight razors. I honed the razors eight times each side. It produced a finish on my great great grandfather's Bengal razor, equal to a 'Feather Cut' disposable straight razor blade; which I swear is scalpel sharp. My razors were sharpened once like this in March and they are still sharp in October with a few slaps on a Dovo strop before each shave.

Great quality stone that doesn't need pre-soaking, so it's really fast to use. Men's Biz's prices are awesome too, overseas stores will charge you this price in USD plus shipping.

The first thing I did was to put my Veritas steel straight edge over the stone. I could see no light anywhere as I checked both diagonals and centre length. Gave it a one minute soak and finished off a couple of knives previously done to 6000. Two or three strokes and I could already see the difference. It was whisper quiet and soft to use, leaving a nice polished edge similar to my rouge flat strop.

The one thing I really want to comment on here is the phenomenal service. I ordered it online at 2pm and was using it just after midday the next day. I've never seen turnaround like this before.