It really isn't Rocket Science
So i picked up a king 1000 and the Norton 4000/8000 combo. I got up this AM and sat down and watched the various honing videos in the WIKI, i then drew all the fancy pencil lines over the 1k and 4k/8k both sides. Placed some wet dry on a piece of glass and sanded everything smooth till the lines were gone.
I then got to work on the 1k with my Ontario Cutlery razor. I started with small circles then moved on to x strokes. I noticed a small little chip almost a nick so went back to the 1k. Got the edge to the point where the light was a nice consistent refection from end to end. Then i moved to the 4k/8k pyramid. Finished on a balsa strop with CrO2 then 100 laps on leather. In total i was about 1.5 hours on the stones.
Off to the shave test. Showered picked my favorite vintage brush. Whipped up a nice lather and started my shave prep.
Starting on my dominant side with a nice stretch I did i wonderfully smooth down stroke with no pulling or tugging. It was almost perfect, except not a freaking whisker was cut. I had a blade full of fluffy white lather and a 2 day growth still on my face.
Yeah, this is not rocket science but it aint freaking easy