JOB15,

I feel for you.

I have had such issues with some of my old kamisori - I have said many cruel things about the parentage of the makers

A deep breath, and put the razor away for a few days works well for me.

A case of YMMV :

I honed my Dovo EnVogue yesterday using:

1) La Verte Coticule, followed by stropping on genuine linen & leather (30 passes each)
2) Nagura progression on Shoubudani Asagi stone : Botan --> Tenyjou --> Meijiro --> Koma
3) Finished with Asagi tomo-nagura

All the above done with one (1) layer of PVC electrical tape on the spine.

Shave was excellent.

Have fun

Best regards

Russ