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OK, then ignore the stuff about the Chinese hone.

I'm not sure if you are asking about the Chinese hone or the barber hone. For the barber hone, just do 4 to 6 light strokes on the wet hone. If water beads up on it, then add a slight amount of...

Your hone is not intermediate between a Norton 8k and a Chinese hone of no particular grit. It is a maintenance hone and is to be used in an entirely different manner.