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Right! It's about gravity / density. If it is a translucent, it will be within the "gravity" specification. After that it's about burnishing.

SolitarySoldier: glad to offer since I'm up that way...

I heartily agree with you. Dan' Whetstones is my preferred place to purchase such. No criticism here. But they have changed some wording, apparently in the last year, on their website. Some of their...

When I ordered mine from Dan's, it was called Hard Black. The same column they now call Black Arkansas. Just finished rereading their descriptions on their Questions & Info tab. Apparently the last...

PS: just noticed Dan's has changed the language on their Bench Stones page. Their categories now read: Soft Arkansas, Hard Arkansas, True Hard Arkansas, Black Arkansas, and Translucent. I'm talking...

I have a Hard Black and Translucent. As mentioned, they are the same gravity or density. That's what counts. Once burnish, they are exactly the same.

One problem I've noticed is Dan's Whetstone's...