I will try toning down my numbers I guess then. I have only recently began increasing laps to see if I have better results. If overhoning is as difficult as it was made to seem; I figured why not do extra laps. This is why I asked what are some ballpark numbers for everyone honing. However limited in scope numbers may be I guess I'm looking for some guidance that is not in the pyramid format.
My limited experience so far has been after the bevel set each blade follows a pretty similar routine in honing. I have yet to sharpen a stainless blade though and will be interested to see how that changes things. I don't obey a set system, but get to a certain number then do some tests and take it from there. I'm super curious though can you overhone at the sharpening stage or is it only at the point of polishing and up?