So I just finished building a set of scales for a no-name ebay special. The blade is rather short (about 2 inches) but quite wide (7/8ths), and completely flat on the bottom. I'll post some pics in a different thread.
I set the bevel on the 4k. This went pretty fast. I have a really difficult time keeping track of the number of laps on the hones, so I think it was roughly 100 - 150 laps on the 4k.
I then progressed to the 8k to polish out the scratch marks. I put on about 25 - 50 laps, then checked the edge with a 10x eye piece. Noticed that there were still some pretty big looking scratches then did another 20 - 25 laps (counting rather carefully this time). I checked the edge again, very shiny with very few noticeable scratches. Pops arm hair easily.
I haven't figured out the TPT and the HHT test, so I don't use them. I am missing large patches of body hair where I test.
I throw down ~50 laps on the strop and then shave.
This is probably the sharpest blade I have, very little pulling and very smooth feeling on the face. But, the right half of my neck is very beaten up. Lots of red angry razor burn. I don't have this problem with my other straights.
Have I over honed? Should I strop more? I don't plan on shaving for a couple of days (so that I can heal) but I am very interested to try this blade again and see if it is the blade or my technique.