I'm at that level of information saturation that I need to dial back to basics. Hopefully, this will be of use to other recent entrants. Basic questions:

1. assuming your edge is not chipped or nicked, but that you do need to set a bevel, what is the right grit to start at? Do you use "firm", "medium", or "light" pressure at this stage?
2. Do you 'x-stroke' at this stage? other motion?
3. At what grit or at what stage do you begin to transition to very light pressure?
4. Through these stages, are you keeping the razor'flat' on the stone, applying pressure by pushing straight down? Or are you as any phase using a rotation type of pressure to force the edge to the stone while keeping the back in engaged?