Does he shave or is he just into the hone of it? For me you can only do so much and eventually you have to put razor to face. For me it is the feel of the razor sticking to the hone "capillary action" once I get the feel, a consistent sound and I am using a super light touch I move to the next hone. I know that the stria are even and I know that they will be removed by the next hone. No microscope, sound and feel then test. I always thought a honemeister was like a nickname, you can not give yourself the title it has to be determined by experienced shavers who acknowledge your work.