I have a vintage blade I received a while back that was sold as "shave-ready", which obviously was not shave ready. I tried shaving with it once and pretty much put it away and forgot about it until today.

looking it over and knowing more now than I did when I got it, I can tell that whoever honed it previously did a poor job...from heel to toe there is quite some variation....some areas look like there was too much pressure, other areas (heel) look like the hone may not have even touched the blade, at least not enough to establish a bevel. I was thinking about getting this blade up to snuff to shave with, but had some questions.

I am not against trying to hone it back to life myself, but keep in mind that I do not have a stone lower than 4k. Would it be possible for me to even out the bevel and possibly establish the bevel where it has not been set using my 4k?

If not, I suppose I am going to have to send out for someone else to do the initial honing for me, right?

Any and all opinions/advice are greatly appreciated. While I have been around a while as a member, I am a noob when it comes to honing, so I could use all the help I can get. Thanks guys, I appreciate it!