Well, honing is a huge topic and almost a religious one to some people. You should be hearing from a bunch of folks pretty quick. What may help in diagnosing your razor is a picture of your razor and a sharpie test. Run a permanent marker over both sides of the cutting edge bevel. Perform 5 or 6 laps on your 8K. You will be able to see where you have a fully set bevel by the lack of marker. If you see a clean shiny area with marker further toward the tip, the bevel isn't set and you need to go down to a lower grit stone. Have some patience and you will acquire the skill set soon enough.

Matt