Thanks for all the good info gents. Euclid440, your explanation of Dovo's honing really helps to understand why the performance is not great. Gssixguns, I watched your sharpness video last night. I also found your video where you showed someone else how to hone properly - that was a huge help. So, this weekend I'm going to sit down with that video and do a proper job, taped, and going through 4000 and 8000 as shown. I'll also try to find a loupe before then.
I'll post back with results, hopefully good ones.

Cheers.