Well, now you guys have gone and done it. I took my trans ark out to the shop for some buffing with Fabuluster, which polishes anything you use it on to a mirror shine:
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps6r5m5ypv.jpg.
And while I was at it, just for giggles I did the same to my long-neglected but ultra-hard, glassy PHIG, which lately has been giving up the finest edges I have ever gotten, due largely I think to my recent learning sessions with that ark and the "Pocket Rocket" JNat I've been experimenting with:
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...pszqawuned.jpg
http://i767.photobucket.com/albums/x...pswoob8shx.jpg
We'll see what effect it has on the C12k too-no doubt it will slow down an already slow cutter with just water, but that's okay. If I wanted fast and easy I could just go back to my Nani 12. And I'm sure I'll negate some of the polish the first time I raise a slurry on it from its rubbing stone, which I usually start with.
Sorry to stray from the Ark convo, but I've become a convert to the PHIG edge after shaving with one of the finest edges I'd ever put to my face off a WB I got from RodB on our BST, and found out that he gets his best edges off of his. He said it was the best finisher he's ever had including his Eschers. After getting similar results to his edge on a couple of other blades upon returning to this old hone with new skills, I'm convinced.
I will report shave results from the buffed "mirror" hones if anybody is interested once I get a couple done on them.
Now back to the black vs. trans ark thing.;)