So far I have built my hone arsenal to include the King 1000, Norton 4/8, Black Arkansas Hard stone, a few DMT plates and a rather frustrating Norton Flattening stone.

Next up is another stone left to me by my Dad.. A Norton Abrasives, Hard Arkansas Oil Stone. I haven't done anything to prep it as yet, because I want to hear from you more experienced folks as to whether it can fit in my arsenal and if so, where. It's on the smallish side compared to the others, at just about 5" (it's more like a Barber's Hone size, which is something I don't have as yet). Grit is not specified, so we'll have to go by the description on the inside cover... Any feedback on it's value for straight honing, and if so, how to use it best?