Hi All. My name is jason and i am new to the honing game. i've been using a straight for about 5 years, but have only dabbled with honing until recently. i purchased naniwa stones - 400m 2k, 5k, 8, and 12k. i honed my daily shaver, dorko, using the pyramid method as described and it worked beautifully! i aslo have a stainless F.W.E. and that is proving to be a bit more difficult, as expected. to focus on the difficulty - the blade seems to be an absolute hair splitter for most of the blade. the part i can't seem to dial in on is the 1st .5 inch or so (the toe i believe it's referred to). any suggestions. i've read the bit about using tape vs. no tape.

i also have a dmt - 325. so i think i'm equipped to take this thing all the back, but...do i need to? am i missing something.

when looking closely at the area i'm referring to, the bevel seems to thin out on one side.

any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

jason
new guy

ps. i apologize if this has been covered somewhere before.