I'm getting the 1 and .5 micron diamond pastes to supplement my still-developing skills on the Norton.

What would be a good place to start out as far as number of passes on each grit?

My razors pass the HHT in some cases, and in others they cut most of the way through the hair without snapping it cleanly.

I plan to use cardboard for a strop until I can get a paddle strop from Tony next month.

Also, how much paste should I use? I'm getting the syringes from Classicshaving.com. Is there enough paste in them for several applications? If not maybe I'll wait until I can get the paddle...

Thanks,
Josh