Hello,
yesterday I had time and I took my stones and I continued honing process. The 1k stage was almost done earlier in Juni, so it did not take a long time when it was done. I can not remember how many strokes I had done earier. But now I made about 150 strokes until I think it was done.

Then I took 5k stone. I made more than 100 trokes. There was minimum nicks what I coud remove with 5k stage.

Then 8k stage. I made about 150 strokes.

And finally Chinese 12k. I made only 80 strokes, because time was running out. Strokes with 12k was extemely carefully and even less pressure on than earlier stages.

I am not calculating strokes so accurately. I do so many strokes what are needed. Some progress have happened with my technique, because I done very carefylly and slow strokes. I begin to understand how important it is to do slow&careful stroke = faster&better result. I am using a permanent marker, loop and wet finger pad to make sure that the each stage was done. I finalized each stage with extra less pressured strokes.

I stropped it with 70 strokes. Then I done the test shave. It was quite good. Some dragging was there, but not any pain. There are still work to do.

Now I have to tell this is my first blade what I have honed from start to finish

Today I have to do 50 - 70 strokes with Chinece and then do proper stropping with it.