Just to throw in my 2¢, though it may not be worth even that.
In all your pics, you are not getting to the very apex of the edge in your honing attempts. But don't be discouraged, this is something that is going to take some time. And at first, as with just about anyone beginning honing, pressure is going to be the issue. And the question that will constantly be popping up is "Well, how much pressure?" And there really is no good answer, since, if you stick with it, 9 months from now the answer will be different from now solely based on the experience you will receive over that time when you start to get good shaves, and seeing what works. An experienced honer learns how to manipulate the variables at hand: razor, hone, pressure, amount of water, amount of slurry, and in some cases slurry breakdown (jnat). So there is an art in the science of honing.
So let's start with step one, the bevel set. From what I see it needs some work. Do you have a 1k bevel setter at all or only the dragon's tongue? If the bevel is not set, any after work will be nullified and useless. And when I say bevel set I mean having an even stria or scratch pattern all the way to the edge without seeing any visible bright line at the apex that differs from the rest of the bevel. But at first let's not worry about the microscope for now. Though it can be helpful, unless you know what you are seeing, it will distract from the goal of a good edge. First use your scope as a visual aid. Only use it to see if you have any chips, and to see how each step progresses. But mainly use other sharpness test to evaluate your progression. what I do when I need to be sure the bevel is set is to do a breadknife with no pressure to kill the edge and work from there. I stay on my bevel setter until it pops hairs off my arm at skin level without any effort all across the edge. At that point I don't worry about it and start to progress but only until then, and of course i look at the edge to make sure I don't have any chips.
I'm a jnat user and have not tried any of the one stone methods so I cannot give you any advise there. But I would focus on keeping you hone stroke consistent every time and keeping at light to no pressure. Maybe no more than 50 to 75 grams of pressure at most if you want a number to aim for. This will help you get some even scratch patterns, because in your after hone pics some of your scratches are too deep in comparison to your other scratches, which is a sign of too much pressure and inconsistent scratches or large grit particles, but because you are new lets go with pressure.
Hope this helps any.
God Bless,
Neil
