So i have been restoring and working on razors for not to long and i just scored a nice set of hones! I have a norton 200/1000, 4000/8000 a 10k and a 12k, paddle strops and hanging strops. I have honed a few razors up and am very happy with the results, they shave great, pass a HHT and just work very well but i like perfection and i seam to somehow scratch my finish when i am honing? What am i doing wrong? Do i have to much surly on mt stone, is the tape that is coming off with each pass gumming up my stone and catching partials and scratching it? I really want to get good at this but i find myself cursing at the fact that i cant keep from scratching them! Im ok with the fact that some of my bevals have a wave in them from uneven spine where, that comes with something that is a 100 + years old but i cant take the scratching if a am to sell them to someone, it just is not right. I have watched a lot of videos and started with an old razor and then moved onto a restored one but i dont want to touch any of my nice W&B before i can keep from scratching them.
Thanks for any and all input, if there is every anyone in the so cal area that wants to get together and trade tips please let me know

Best regards.