Hi all just wondering about the differences between the two. Dans whetstone has listed the black as finer than the translucent and the translucent as fine as the true hard Arkansas. Meaning if I got a true hard instead of a translucent I would be 1) saving money 2) getting to the same place and then could jump to the black ark to finish?

Are these translucent/true hard Arkansas noticeably more coarse that the black? Mostly asking about Dans but in general as well.

Edit: assuming they are all prepared/worn correctly.