Might have got the wrong surface finish during the hone too, or the hone wasn't sufficient to clear out the surface irregularities. A light hone doesn't do anything but make a new surface finish, and if you have uneven bore wear it's still going to be there after the hone. You've got new valve seals so an oil burning problem can't be much else than an oil control failure because of ring seating problems, etc.

Did you ask for a certain finish, or do you know what angle, Ra, hone process, etc., was used during the hone? If it was only a hone, not a bore and hone, that can be asking for trouble both in sealing and oil control.