OK, I got the razor sharp enough to shave with, almost....
Not "shave ready", but I did do one side of my face WTG with the razor. It was pulling, but also doing a decent amount of cutting. So I know I have more work to do -- I think I will try to spend some more time on the 6000 grit King -- under the radioshack microscope I wasn't able to tell very much that I had smoothed anything vs. the way the edge looked during strictly 1000 grit honing. I also have read here that the Kings are very slow cutters. I will have some patience on the 6000, and then see if I can get a barber's hone or something with a higher grit than the 6K to bring this blade to shave-ready.

Meanwhile, slightly distracted because I have a few razors I bought from fleabay to play with. I'll probably post something up in the workshop forum along the way...

I'll also re-post here when I get this razor to a BBS comfortable shave-capable status Thanks again all of you for the help!!