Dude just keep practicing with your Norton. I sent one blade for a pro hone and I am trying to copy the results. Failures > Success at the moment but you learn something every time you sit down and hone. Sometimes I want to pull my hair out instead of shaving it but then I remember that when I do "get it right" the joy of accomplishment will outweigh all the despair of not "getting it right" If you have the tool, the time and the patience a good edge will come. (At least that's what I keep telling myself!)