Thread: Anyone ever heard of a translucent black arky?

Here are my Arks, a lily white washita, a soft, hard trans and a black hard. Interesting that Norton/Pike didn't differentiate but labeled the box 'hard arkansas. I've had real good luck with the hard and the black with razors. Only a few as I've just started to use them for straights. I did use Smith's honing oil because I've got it for my pocket knives.