Well, I had a sip of the Kool-Aid. After years of sharpening on glass blocks with 3m PSA Abrasive Film I finally made the investment in a couple big boy stones.
I watched the Rob Cosman video where he goes directly from a 1000 grit Trend Diamond plate to a 16K Grit Shapton and achieves a stupid sharp edge in under a minute. I thought, sure...how can that work? I was down in Indy earlier this year and stopped at Woodcraft to do a little window shopping and the resident sharpening guru was promoting the same system. He gave a demo where he dulled up a plane iron in a big way then put a new edge on it. Darned if it didn't work.
This week I was at a point where I had to order some more film. It works well but isn't durable at all. Santa determined it was time to take the plunge so he ordered me the same setup Rob Cosman and Woodcraft were promoting, a 300/1000 Trend Diamond Plate and a 16K Shapton. They should be here tomorrow. Fingers crossed.