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Personally, I can't see any issues with your surface; it looks to be well-burnished, with radiused edges, etc. As Marty says, maybe that hard Ark is not capable of as fine a finish as a true SB or...

Why not all of the above? I am slowly converting the 3-dozen or so blades in my rotation to a "Thin to Thick" regimen on my Surgical Black as I outlined in post #2434 in Hone of the Day, but here is...

Having tried a number of Arkansas honing solutions, I feel like I get the best edges and smoothest strokes with WD-40 on my surgical black and translucent.