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Ain't that the truth ! I had to fight for that black hard ark and that was with 4 seconds to go. :boohoo:

I don't even look for a mirror polish. I look for the edge to be shaving sharp to my preference. Not knocking the 'mirror polish school' but that has never interested me as much as the shave.
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Don't drop stones, waterstones, oil stones, barber hones .... onto a hard surface. :)

+1. I picked up Norton/Pike vintage trans and black hard off of ebay. Got the trans fairly cheap but paid dear for the black. The trans has been great on razors but the black, my particular one, is...