Thread: Even honing

Ok, new to the whole honing thing, and I am posting like a madman today, so I thought I would ask.

I have a Bengall that I am trying to hone up, Norton 4k/8k - Shapton 12k - blade is in just unbeleivable condition, looks NOS - I can not really see a bevel it is so narrow. After a nice MAAS polish, tried the sharpness and the blade was shaving hair off my arm just nicely, still tugged a little. Blade looks straight and unwarped, so here we go to my question.

Did a non-agressive first pyramid on the Norton, then moved to the Shapton for a final polish, however, the Shapton was the stone that was taking most of the metal off the blade (pretty serious slurry) AND the wear pattern on the Shapton did not appear to be even. I made sure I had the blade flat, and it appeared that the stone was getting black right in the center, not on the heel or nose...

When a stone is obviously not removing equally, is it the stone of the blade? Is lapping in order, or do I need to start thinking about correcting a warped blade?

Thanks in advance.

K