One of two things is happening, the bevel is not completely set or you are setting the bevel with your 1K with too much pressure and while you can get an edge it later crumbles.

Was your bevel set? After you are sure the bevel is set, try stropping on linen between the stone progression 20-30 laps.

Why no tape? Until you learn to hone you will spend way too much time on low grit hones and use way too much pressure needlessly grinding away your spine. Just saying… Once you have mastered honing, then decide if you want to continue using tape.

Take a break… Perfect Practice, makes Perfect. Not… making the same mistake repeatedly. Doing the same thing expecting a different result is insanity… and wasting good steel.

Find a mentor.

How do you know your bevel is set?

Your test must be definitive, you must know the bevel is set, the bevels are meeting at a straight edge. If not, you are wasting your time and steel polishing bevels with no edge. You may get lucky and the bevels come togeather on the higher grit stones. The problem is you then, try to duplicate your results using the same technique and will not get results because your bevel setting technique was... luck.

So, how do you know your bevel is set?