I'm finally getting good edges off the 8K and I want to learn the arks I have.

I have a fine/hard and a black ark. Both have been flattened to 600 grit and one side of the black has been burnished. I'm only including the fine/hard as the one I have feels just a little smoother to the touch than my 8K and I'm wondering if it might be a reasonable intermediate before going to the black I also have Smith's honing oil, Smith's honing solution, and of course water. Is Smith's honing solution a good place to start?

I'm hoping some of you ark users have some general tips on using these stones. I know each stone is going to be different and I just need to figure mine out, but are there some basics to begin with? Start with light torque and stay with light torque/start heavy, work to light? Start with circles move to X strokes?

Any advice is appreciated.