I am trying to hone a razor for the first time. I have a norton 200/1000, Norton 4k/8k, Belgian blue and Belgian yellow coticules and they are all flat as a pancake!

The razor is not sharp and does not have a bevel across the edge when I started but it does not have dings or nicks. There is a bevel on one side of the edge but not at the toe or heel ad the other side has no bevel at all at the toe and heel and varies in the middle.

I began using the Belgian 4K to see if it would do anything as a starter. 100 passes later -nothing! So I went to the NOrton 8K and the same thing - nothing. I then went to the NOrton 4K and nothing. I then went to the 1K and it started to show some change but after 100 passes hardly anything happened. I then did the unthinkable and went to the 200 started seeing some results. However, after 100 passes it still does not have a uniform bevel and there is no bevel at the heel and barely any at the toe on one side. THe other side seems much more even and uniform but nothing is happening on the one side.

What is going on here and what should I try next? THe razor is a beater that I am practicing on so I am not afraid to toy with it. THanks for your help!!!