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If you read Dan's site post on grit / gravity, the Hard Black and Translucent are the same "gravity" or hardness. I have both and, yeh, they're the same.

The old fashioned way, a chisel.

Dear OP,

I've read many, many threads on Dan's hard black and translucent. Probably your best resource is Mr. Steel who posted this evening. Don't know him, never met him, but writes with...

When I got my third stone, hard black, from Dan's, I rubbed it against the translucent for burnishing. Super glossy and silky smooth.

I have 3 stones from Dan's Whetstones, 2 hard black and one translucent. I strongly, highly recommend burnishing only, no lapping. Dan's stones come well flattened. Marshall's advice, looking for...