I have a Chinese branded razor that has quite an infamous reputation here.

After a couple attempts at honing this razor, it just doesn't want to sharpen up at the heel and toe. The belly of the blade has honed up nicely.

I was thinking since conventional methods of honing haven't worked out so far, it might be fun to intentionally hone in a smile into this razor.

How is this usually done, Could I get away with putting a couple extra layers of tape in the middle portion of the spine, or should I just freehand it with a rolling x?