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Yea, $300 is a bit pricy, I just saw a nice 8 x 2.5 Surgical Black Ark sell for $65 USD, on EBay.

Your small Ark may work if it is a Hard Ark, a Translucent or Surgical Black and if prepared...

It is impossible to say, by looking at a single photo, if that is a good stone or not or what grade of finish it will produce, each natural stone is different and will perform as such.

I have...

So first, your Ark stone may or may not be a finishing stone for razors… possibly for knives, not necessarily for straight razors. If not, you will at least need a finishing stone.

If you want to...