Took it 1k through 12k. It had a decent bevel, but the edge was barely "pocket knife" sharp. This much shape in an edge (the smile specifically) is new to me. It did not lay 100% flat on the stones. Both the heel and toe were raised. Even at ~60 degrees heel forward the toe still rose off of the stone on both sides. I decided to do a combo of light pressure heel forward x-strokes and rolling x strokes. It took about 20 passes for things to really start to shape up and the bevel came together nicely. I used 1 layer of tape on the spine and it appears the previous honer probably did the same based on how easy it was to get on the 1k.

4k/8k/12k/Chromium/Iron Oxide/linen/leather followed. Everything came together very nicely and the edge is now shave ready for sure, from heel to toe! It took a considerable amount of concentration to get it right, but I am pretty proud of my work on this one.
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