I recently purchased two barber hones. One is a Nox-All and the other is a Pickering's special (er something like that). Just wondering what their grit equivalent is. Are they like a 4K or something?

I also have purchased some old razors. One is a Gurrat and I've forgotten what the other one is from the time I looked at it in the bathroom to the time I got here. Both are made in the US and do not show up on the WIKI's do not buy list so...I bought them, nicks, spots and all.

I've successfully shaved with both after some experimentation with the Tri-Hone system I have and a barber's hone. They seem to shave okay but I've yet to experience the thrill of getting the blade to pass an HHT as many describe here. I can put a hair against the blade and sometimes, if I hold my head just right, it will "pop". Okay, that's a bit of an exaggeration. I can get it to "pop", just not every time. More like a third of the time.

The Tri-Hone comes with 1K Arkansas stone, and two more stones that are more aggressive. I used all three of them, in succession from aggressive to 1K, to work out some nicks in the razors I bought. Following what I digested from the WIKI and some YouTube videos. Then I used the barber hone to get the blade to the keenness (if that's a word) they are at now (if they are even at that level).

Anyway...after doing all that work I've been thinking about improving the process. One of the things I thought about getting was something in 4K / 8K (as is commonly recommended here) but I don't know if my barber hone is already in that grit range. If so then I probably do not need another stone.

Thanks!