As already pointed out in the Basic Honing forum, the lower grit stones do the actual sharpening, and the higher grits polish the edge.

May I ask if you have already started to shave with your razor? If not I highly recommend sending your razor off to one of our honemeisters to put the proper edge on it. Honing your razor is just not the same as sharpening your knives. If you don't get it done by a honemiester you will always be trying to figure if your bad shave was due to bad technique or an improper edge. Get another razor to practice your honing skills and compare your edge to the one done by the honemeister.

Once you have your good edge you will only have to refresh it from time to time (with polishing stones or barbers hones). You will not need to set a new bevel unless you've damaged the edge.