Need help - heel is not getting honed

[Justino14]

Hey guys, just started to dip my toe into the whole process of honing and I've already run into a bit of a snag. First off I'm honing a vintage Red Imp (wedge), and I'm starting on a 1k Chosera stone. The stone is lapped flat, no questions there. Now I've watched a lot of Lynn's and Glen's videos so most of what I'm doing I'm getting off of them. I started with circles both ways followed by x-strokes (45 degree forward heel strokes). I did the whole inking the edge thing because I thought that would help me, and I noticed the heel of the blade really isn't getting honed. I only taped the blade 1 time, again it is a wedge razor, should I be double tapping for the entire progression? I have the 1k Chosera, 3/8 Naniwa combo, and 12k Naniwa finisher (haven't moved on from the 1k yet). I did put a little extra pressure on the heel with my finger while doing the circles and x-strokes and I managed to get some of the heel honed, but whenever I re-ink the edge and do just x-strokes, again the heel is not getting honed much at all. Any suggestions appreciated. The blade doesn't seemed warped, I guess it's happened because of uneven hone wear? The wear seems pretty even on 1 side, and not so even on the other side (see second picture). Also the width of the blade seems smaller at the heel than it does at the toe.