About a month a go i purchased my first straight razor from a local store. I bought a dovo razor from the art of shaving store. Along with the razor i purchased a strop, and a kit that has the brush and oil and other items. When i purchased the blade the gentlemen took it out of the box and sliced a peice of paper. He said it was shave ready, he showed me how to use the strop and all the other items that i purchased. So when i got home i did as he told me but the razor doesnt cut, its not sharp enought, i read this happens all the time with new razors. So i read about hones and the norton 8000/ 4000 seamed to be what every one was using. I called a store they said they had in in stock, when i get there they didnt have it. But they had king water stones, so i purchased a 800/4000 water stone and a 1000/6000 water stone, and i went home and using the electrical tape i tried honing my blade. I didnt get good sesults, i followed some youtube videos and how to hone the blade. then i stropped it and it was the same. When i touch the blade it fleals sharp, but not sharp enough to cut any hair from my beard, so then i read about paste and i purchased green chromium oxide paste and also a 1/4 diamond paste from norton. I also purchased anothe strop to use with my paste. When i recieved the paste, i stropped like usual and nothing happened the blade is the same it doesnt pass the hair arm test. What am i missing, Im thinking a higher grade poloshing stone which would be the 8000 grit stone, or ive read some people using 10,000 and 12,000. IS THAT WHAT IM MISSING ?? Am I doing something Wrong ??

Thanks for Helping

List Of Things That i have.
Dovo Straight Razor
Dovo Leather Strop
Another strop for my paste
King Stone 800/4000 Grit
King Stone 1000/6000 Grit
.5 Green Chromium Oxide Paste
1/4 Norton Diamond Paste