After putting in some good time with the hones an an American Barber spike, I am almost to the point of tossing it all out the window.

I set what seems to be a really good bevel on it with my 1200 DMT. I spent considerable time on the blue until the 1200 grit striations were worked out, then hit the coticule with a slurry. The edge appears uniform under the scope and looks to be nice and polished. I did about 10 strokes on the Swaty for good measure, then stropped for a while. The outcome? It pulls like a mofo...

Besides that, I can't even approach setting a bevel on the Wapi, I've got an e-Bay special that I'm having trouble with, and my go-to razor's bevel is proving difficult to set.

I honestly don't know where I'm going wrong and it's driving me insane! Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!!!