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KingShapton
Even if the thread is a bit older, here are my experiences with flattening arks or other stones made of novaculite.
When we talk about flatening, I always start in the area #36 - #60 and because loose sic powder breaks down so easily into finer grits, I replace the powder every minute. When the stone is flat, I condition the surface with finer powder, with a hard ark I would try stopping at #220 and try that on some knives. If the surface is still too coarse then finer powder. As a rule of thumb, my upper limit (for stones for knives) is loose sic powder #400