Hello, I am new to straight razors and honing, and am wondering if anyone has any experience with the finer grades of Arkansas stones for sharpening razors. I am drawn to natural stones and the Arkansas stones are a good value from Ragweed Forge (my usual knife supplier). I've gotten my razor (an erik anton berg) to shave with my current sharpening gear (a medium/fine diamond plate and a viking whetstone necklace, both from ragweed, and an illinois #827 russian strop from classic shaving), but would love real benchstones to use, and know that a truly phenomenal shave awaits me with the right stone. So, anyone used the black/translucent arkansas stones for their razors? or do you have any other recommendations for natural stones for someone for whom 50$ is a major purchase (arkansas bench stones are 17$)?