Quote Originally Posted by Grazor View Post
There are a few threads about them. A lot comes down to the prep. Have both the trans and black and the difference is negligible. To me anyway.

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This is pretty much what I'm thinking. True Hard, Translucent, and Surgical Black are all about the same density, and when properly surfaced you won't see an appreciable difference from one to another. I've got an old small black somewhere, and it puts a really good edge on a razor but it isn't any better than what I can do with my translucent stones. YMMV.