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It looks like you have the correct motion. The blade is indeed very worn, give the sandpaper a shot and then go back to your higher stones, could be just the ticket for the immediate future.

I tried the sandpaper thing, and use it frequently for roughing out knives, but I just can't say it's better because of the mess and extra fuss. For me it just streamlines the process to use hones...

Is there a way you could post pics? Because it could be your honing technique as well the need for a lower grit stone. (I would indeed recommend the D8E for your case:...

D8XX=120 (extra coarse)
D8C=325 (coarse)
D8F=600 (fine)
D8E=1200 (extra fine)
D8EE=8000 (extra extra fine)

I'd recommend the D8EF for a hone in the 1k range, and your D8EE will cover the 4-8k range.

That's if you must have a lower grit stone.