If you want some sort of pioneer experience, try the Arkies. They'll do the job... eventually... maybe.... The problemis that they are likely to turn a fussy and often frustrating experience into an interminable fussy and frustrating experience.
Woodcraft carries a King 1000/6000 waterstone
Buy Combination Waterstone 8 x 2 x 1 1000 6000 at Woodcraft for about $35.00 + shipping. A C12k is about $22. This progression is missing an intermediate grit or two but would get the job done no problem, in about one-fifth the time required with the Arkies.