Do you think I should order anything else from this list? Since I pay the shipment for norton already, I can a few other items from this vendor.
Some people can get a "shave-ready" edge on the Norton 8K stone. I cannot do it.

My suggestion:

Get a bar of "Veritas Honing Compound" from Lee Valley -- item "05M08.01".

Rub a little bit of that on a cloth strop (or on a leather strop -- _not_ the leather strop you use every day) -- that's a "pasted strop". Balsa wood (or other soft wood) should work also.

After finishing on the Norton 8K, I strop the razor 5 - 10 times on the cloth strop with honing compound. Then I strop on plain leather.

That gives me a very comfortable "shave-ready" edge. I use the pasted strop whenever I can't get a good edge on the razor with a plain leather strop.

You can buy diamond paste from Lee Valley for a pasted strop. But the "honing compound" is cheap, and works OK. A 6 oz (150 gm) bar will last for a lifetime of shaving.

Charles