Glad you got it worked out. I noticed in the photo there was some wear on the heel in the stabilizer- I had an "a-ha" moment when I realized not to put the stabilizer on the hone. It raises the heel and changes the contact with the blade on the stone. If you find your bevel is not setting on the bottom 1/3rd of the blade it could be that.
Of course that wear could have been there when you got the blade. Just trying to help :)
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