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I'm not sure those are scratches per se. I guess I have to take pics from a few angles.
That being said, I'm sure there were no scratches from the 1k hone.

One observation. The wrench I used had...

So I finally got around to do it.
I flattened my hone. I also did the same the CNAT a little bit to remove the scratches. Here's the set-up.
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Then I used the 1k Lansky hone and light...

I understand that your path is optimal, but since I'd like to avoid buying more stuff, I need a suboptimal path :)

So, 400 grit sandpaper to remove the scratches, then what?

I have a variety of...

So I can go back to the sand paper to remove the scratches. Then I could use my small AlOx hones from the Lansky set (600 and 1000) to finish the burnishing?

So I used the sandpaper on a ceramic tile again, and got a nice flat surface.

The I usedy small 600 and 1000 diamond and got lots of scratches. Then I used the back of a small chisel. And there...

That sounds a bit overkill (and expensive, and tempting - but that is another problem).

Just making sure I got this right... Here's how I'd accomplish that. (I'm tempted to go for Euclid's suggestion, but I will try to do with what I have right now)
For finishing the 'slurry' side, I...

So I finally got my hands on that CNAT. In a decent shape, but there are a few saw marks left on each side.

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And oh boy does this thing not soak water!

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Using the roughest wet...