Since you were reading the barber's manuals, you must noticed that it says the feeling comes with experience, and it is dificult for a beginer to test the razor with these tests... I find the piramid honing method excelent for preventing overhoning. Since shaving test is the best one for evaluating your edges, stick to that one, and when razor starts to pull a little, do a simple 8K light honning, or the Lynn's method for bringing the slightly dull edge to life a couple of 1/3 rotations on the Norton 4/8K stone. That way you dont have to worry about overhoning the edge...

Nenad