I do not claim to be a honemeister but have honed several of my razors and am happy with the results. I use Norton 1 4 8 and finish with a Chinese 12k. Although the results are acceptable I am continuing my journey and trying to improve.

After reading many posts regarding the Chinese 12k I realized that I was not doing enough laps on it. Tonight I took one of my razors that I have honed and shaved well and went back to the 12k. I did close to 100 laps on it, then stropped with chromium oxide pastes. Stropped on linen and leather. I have to say this was a major improvement. The razor cut arm hair like a beast. I shave tested and found it to be very slick and effortless. Facial hair fell to the edge purely out of respect!!

Thanks to everyone that posts here and shares their information and experiences. Without you I would still be under-utilizing my hone.