Quote Originally Posted by Utopian View Post
Yeah, and "slurry" is not a word used much with Arkansas hones...

Have you ever used or lapped an Arkansas hone? I'm just wondering if when you say it is "quite hard" if you mean that it is as hard as that.
That is true, but if by chance you DO kick up a slurry with them it does tend to be white.

Well, the fact that it doesn't transmit light doesn't preclude it being an Arkansas stone. Could be a Hard or Soft stone too. I'm not sure if either of those options would've come with what I'm assuming is a leather strop on the back of the box though.