yes everything that you said is very true. yes shapton glass stones would have been a sound choice but I wanted to " be in the romance and accept the challenge"
I feel confident now and it is good to know that my technique is the limiting factor and it is not the stone itself. I am going to have a lot of fun learning this stone.
I already had some improvement today when I finished my 8k razor on Mejiro nagura and I let it break down all the way and then I used light strokes. Since I am having difficulty raising a slurry with the tomo nagura dear Maksim (who sold me the stones) told me he would send me another softer one soon (I am very appreciative of his generosity and kindness).