Interesting read & I'm happy that you have been able to get your razors shave ready.

But,,,,

After spending the last four years learning on SRP & seeing many methods of honing here, I cannot advocate that anyone pursue this method of "bevel setting".

I have the feeling, since many of your razors came from antique stores, that the razors had many honing obsticles inherent in them,,,bad spines do to many reasons, chips, etc,,,, this probably led to your "experimenting" on bevel setting. Our library section gives clear advice on bevel setting, equipment to have on hand & links to discussions involving the setting of bevels & last but not least, the ability to open a thread & showcase your problem razor.

My opinion, the bevel should be set in it's entirety from the beginning,,,before moving up the ladder of grits. if your bevel is set from the beginning, then there will not be the problems at the heal & toe that you are finding,,thus sending you back down the hones to repair "sections" at a time. I can see this reaction/method becoming a nightmare for new honers & at the very least leading to an uneven , inconsistent edge. This resulting in a less than desirable shave, frustration, dissatisfaction & a return to another method of shaving.

I am by no means an expert on anything in life,,,so don't take this post personal,,,if your method works for you & your happy then that's all that matters.