I've seen some posts on here already about honing a smiling razor. I found a very nice Shumate Tungsteel smiling razor at a local antique place for $12.50. I was able to clean it up very nicely with some MAAS. Then I went to hone it up.

I'm a newbie at honing. I have managed to touch up several of my straights on a Norton 4K/8K combo, but they just needed a quick touch-up.

But to start from scratch on the Shumate is giving me trouble. There are no chips or anything to be really worried about, and I started with 1K grit wet/dry sandpaper on glass, then moved up to the Norton. I got a decent edge, but not great. It passed (barely) the HHT, so I tried to shave with it, and I definitely am not there yet.

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.