i've never honed a razor before, but from being on this forum, you'll need a lower grit stone to get the nick out and set the bevel unless you want to slave over that stone for a week. the King 1000 grit stone is a pretty cheap stone that will be more efficient than the 6000 / 8000 grit stone you're looking at.

how big is the nick exactly? could you upload a picture of it?

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At least the stone is from 'Arcansas' and is 'Orignal'.
haha i saw that too. doesn't look too promising.