After the Post Office not being able to find my house that hasn't moved in 178 years, and sending my stone back to Germany; Thanks to the great folks at Dieter-Schmid who paid to reship it, my Chosera round 1k has arrived. ...and it ROCKS! (Pun intended)
I know there are those that dislike Choseras because of the reported cracking or crazing. I have yet to have any issue. I absolutely love the feel, the cutting speed, and the finish of these stones. I have been switching from the Shapton Glass, which are excellent stones, and I am keeping them as well.
I found the Chosera round 1k at Dieter-Schmid for €117 shipped including the round rubber base. That is around $126 USD at the moment. That's close to the price of the smaller regular stone. Why not get the big dog?
So I will skip any review of the stone's performance since that has been hashed out many times. I will just show you how big it is with an image of two Choseras sitting on top of it. This thing will make flattening g backs a breeze, which is the main reason I got it to begin with. I do now plan to get the 320 round and maybe down the road sell my 3k and get the 3k round.
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