I currently have Hall's soft and hard arkansas bench stones (6" x 2" x 1") that I like and Dan's soft and hard arkansas slip stones that I also like. I would like to add the black bench stone for a finer polish and was looking at the Hall's website and the Dan's website and wow, what a difference. The Hall's 6 x 2 x 1 black stone is $40. The Dan's 6 x 2 x 3/4-1 black stone is $85! Is there that much difference? What gives? Anyone have experience with black stones from both suppliers? Is there a reason to go with Dan's over Hall's at over twice the price? Of course I'm heavily leaning toward the Hall's stone at half the price of the Dan's but want to make sure I'm not missing something important here. All opinions appreciated. Thanks!
Bob