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I saw dunstons I think was supposed to be non ark for short, also saw the hard black at Dan's. Might go for the natural brand to test density and take the chance, or wait a month for a Dan's or maybe a primitive. I have a custom knife that should be close to being done by Dulo, so still got to pay for that too lol.Not all Black Arks are created equal. One on the market isn't even Novaculite. Natural Whetstones sells a hard black that is just hard, not in the Trans/SB category, and it is inexpensive compared to the same size Black 'Ultra Fine' sold by Dans. Dan's also sells a 'Black Ark' that is hard, but it is less dense than the Ultra Fine.
Lapping a super hard Ark is work, yeah - but it's not the end of the world if you use SIC powders. Just did one the other night, wasn't all that bad. I have another 8x3 coming soon, and possibly another 10x3 in the not too distant future, lapping them won't be all that much of a bother.