Well, I followed the advice offered here to some good results. The tape didn't seem to help much. I tried 1-3 layers. I tried stacking an extra layer in the middle of the trouble side. None of that helped, which makes me think it is not a spine issue alone but that the entire blade is ever so slightly warped.
What did help was the narrow hone idea. I didn't actually get a narrow hone but folloed gssixgun's advice which allowed me to move the heel off the stone in order to make contact with the middle of the blade. I use a rolling X on the opposite side.
After some work, I lathered up and gave it a go. This was straight off the 8k. I can't find my old strop so I used my jeans (pulled tight). I ended up with a much smoother face but nowhere near what I used to get with Feather disposables or even cartridges. I'm fairly pleased considering I haven't used a straight in over a year and this is my first time honing and it is an ebay razor. That gives me hope that with a decent strop and some Chrome Oxide paste (which I've never used), I can get this baby into good shaving order.