I applaud your enthusiasm! However, your post made my face hurt. Shaving off of a 1K hone even after a strop is the mark of a real man. However, you are not going to have much metal left after a time and your shaves will not be as comfortable as they could be. As others have suggested, you really need to get a different selection of finer hones. I have blades that have not seen a more coarse hone than a yellow coticule about once every 3-6 months for over two years. There are some great tutorials here on the forum and elsewhere on how to hone and maintain your blades.