Quote Originally Posted by Whiskers View Post
I've been using the 1k wet/dry paper to cut bevels.

Stop doing this. This is likely a major source of your problems. You should only need to go to wet/dry sandpaper if you're removing major chips from an edge *and* you have mastered use of the traditional hones; it is not a substitute for a stone. Wet-dry sandpaper cuts very quickly but creates a badly ovalled bevel. This is an acceptable trade-off if you're removing nicks, but is a disastrous course of action in just about every other situation, since it removes way too much steel and destroys the bevel.

The key to successful honing is being as gentle with the steel as possible.