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Noobs like me would need a magnifier to look at the edge after honing. I'm not new to using straight razors but am relatively new to honing as all my SOTD arrived sharp & I have not needed to hone...

I saw this mentioned on another forum. Anybody ever heard of these? What is the usual method of determing hardness/grit when you acquire your own stone:

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Ah yes. I am still new here & forgot about the SRP classified.

The one thing about the translucent is that they say "very fine" but they are < 8K grit right? I would've thought that "very fine"...

If there is such a thing. It's sold under the Norton name: Vintage Blades LLC::Sharpening Stones::Arkansas (Novaculite)::Norton Soft/Hard Translucent Arkansas Stone - HSB8

I ask because I'd...