Originally Posted by
Longhaultanker
Dear OP,
I've read many, many threads on Dan's hard black and translucent. Probably your best resource is Mr. Steel who posted this evening. Don't know him, never met him, but writes with knowledge and experience re: Dan's Whetstones. So I make myself very plain: there is usually no need to lap a hard black or tranlucent from Dan's. Can't speak to the softer stones.
Mr Steel, your many posts on Dan's stones have been a valuable resource to me in my previous searches. Thank you.