Originally Posted by
Chris L
I'm puzzled as to why you're starting on the yellow with slurry, then moving to the BBW then from the BBW back to the coticule with water. Unless I misunderstood. To me that'd be like going from medium/fine, down to medium then to polish.
The dull toe has a different issue going on there if it's markedly different in sharpness from the rest of the edge. Too much pressure on the toe when honing? Have you done the marker test to see if the blade is tracking evenly, completely and uniformly when honing?
Chris L