I have this problem:
dovo carbon, norton 4000/8000....i understand basic honing and i know that i am to use minimal pressure if any one the hone, mainly using the weight of the razor...i can hone in such a way for hours and NOTHING happens to the razor...no change in the texture of the blade, sharpness, anything...ive watched all the videos online, read so many articles that by now, of course, this is very frustrating...

and YET, if i do the opposite of everything that i am supposed to so and GRIND and apply great pressure to the blade, the balde changes texture, gets a 'gritty' feel to the edge, and then becomes very sharp...afterwards i finish on the 8000 and shave...

I know i am doing this all wrong and i know there must be a solution...

Any ideas? how can i make this work?