Hello I recently started restoring SR'S and I had one that I got that honed myself from bevel set on a 3k to finish on 12k. It is extremely sharp from heel to toe and I was very proud of myself.

I felt like a champ and sat down to hone my second. And completely made a mess of it. The toe has like no bevel and the overall sharpness is meh. Enough to shave with minor pulling.

What did I do right the first time that I didn't do the second? The first had a slight smile so does that have anything to do with it? I'll include some pics for reference.

1st good one.

Name: uploadfromtaptalk1456378178565.jpg Views: 187 Size: 9.2 KBName: uploadfromtaptalk1456378183777.jpg Views: 185 Size: 9.1 KB and the second not so good one

Name: uploadfromtaptalk1456378200690.jpg Views: 184 Size: 9.7 KBName: uploadfromtaptalk1456378204505.jpg Views: 186 Size: 8.6 KB