Additional information & clarification...
I tried the "one coticule" honing method, but didn't seem to be making progress. Specifically, I was hung up on stage 1. Here's Bart's response to what I thought might be a keenness problem...
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Originally Posted by Bart
When it comes to shaving arm hair of a Coticule with slurry, it depends largely on the particular stone, how well the edge performs at shaving arm hair.
As soon as the razor shows any responsiveness to the shave arm hair test, you're nearly finished on the slurry. You can try about 20 light laps with the X-stroke and see if that improves the test results. If not, it's fine. It just means that you hit the maximum level you're going to get off the slurry. I have several Coticules that will only barely shave arm hair at that level. The only important thing is, that you make sure that the entire edge (toe - middle -heel) has reached that level.
At that moment, it's time to proceed to the next stage. In my "one Coticule method" that would be attaching the layer of tape.
Okay, so back to the stones I'll go, and see if I get further in the next round. :D