Hello,

I realize the Shapton sharpening stones last/stay flat a gazillion
times longer than regular waterstones. So they must be really
resistant to wear, right?

I'm wondering if people have successfully used sandpaper on glass, or
used something like these ceramic plates:
http://www.toolsforworkingwood.com/M...egory_Code=THW
http://www.garrettwade.com/jump.jsp?...oductID=103226
to flatten a shapton stone successfully. I'm sure the two Shapton
lapping plates are very good, but they are also expensive. Do methods
that flatten softer stones also work on a Shapton stone?

(Aside - my LV 60M60.01 trashes any sandpaper I flatten it on, and the
grit removed does nasty things to my plate glass... anyone have good
suggestions on how to flatten that brick?)

Thank you!

- Daniel