Hello all. I've recently started learning the art of honing. I purchased a 4k/8k norton stone, and got started. However, I'm currently in the process of trying to get a W&B wedge of mine shave-ready and have a few questions. First of all, is the 4k sufficient to create a bevel on this razor, which is very dull after having hand-sanded it back to its former glory, in a reasonable amount of time (ie before I die of old age)? I'm hesitant to use tape on the spine, so as I understand there is a lot of metal that needs to be removed. Also for whatever reason (probably due to uneven sanding on my part), the hone patterns on the edge and spine are very uneven (for some reason the hone isn't touching the middle of the blade - I guess it is very slightly concave) - is this 'ok' and I should just continue, or are there any special techniques I should use in this case? And finally, my current strategy is just using the 4k in the standard X pattern (no pyramids or nothing), at least until a bevel is established; what I'm wondering is whether this is the right approach, or would it be faster to forgoe the X pattern and just hone straight up and down? The hone is wide enough that I can get the entire razor length on it at once, so I'm just not sure if there is any point to doing the X pattern in this case. Anyway, sorry for the long read, and thanks for any advice you can provide!