So tried my first hand at honing. I have a 4k/8k Norton combo stone. Did the pyramid thingie but only started at 10 and worked down then went with 30 laps on the strop. The reason I started at 10 is that it was proffessionally honed so I don't think it needs a new bevel. Tried to test shave and it was tugging and pulling so much that I couldn't finish.

So two questions....in honing wiki pyramid is "1 pass" considered back and forth like stropping or just once up (or down).

Second...what now....do I go back to the stones and this time start at 25 or start lower at say 10 or do I do more passes on the strop. I have the filly strop so it has some sort of green paste on the back....do I try some laps on that?

Anybody help a newb out?