First attempt at honing...Yikes!
I recently purchased a Norton 220/ 1K/ 4K/ 8K and a Naniwa 12K to give honing a try. Well, it seems honing is not easy. I used an old W&B I have laying around and pretty much started the way most around recommend.
The blade did not have a good edge to begin with. So I took it to the 1K for a some time. I could see a bevel forming but it was not even along the blade. (I used electric tape along the spine.)
Then I moved onto the 4K and did some X strokes and some up and down strokes. Then I moved onto the 8K until I could see a nice shine on the edge. The edge still wasn't even along the length of the blade. Then I used the 12K. It is sharp but not good enough to shave with.
I tested with some shave cream on my arm and the razor cut hairs off but left some. I went back over the area and the razor couldn't cleanly cut the remaining hairs off.
Gotta watch a ton of tutorial movies and practice, practice, practice.
But on the "bright side" (total pun), the edge is practically mirror shiny!
By the way, after I finished up I used the Norton lapping stone to flatten the stones and clean them up.
I hope I am heading in the right direction.