Thread: Some trouble with a Dovo SS

I've got myself a Dovo SS blade that is giving me some problems. Besides the difficulty of getting a good edge (my carbon steel blade is much happier to take a sharp edge) something is up with the shape.

If I run it straight down the stone instead of using an X pattern, on one side the heel and toe of the blade get sharpened heavily, and the angle is shallow and the edge wide (as in, the distance between the edge and the base of the bevel), while on the other side that happens in the center. Basically, if I sharpen it perfectly straight, the edge comes out wrong. It's almost like the center of the blade is bowed just a tiny tiny bit in one direction relative to the spine.

I can combat this a bit by sharpening in the X pattern, but I feel like that shouldn't be required just for the edge to be right.

I'm also a little bit worried because the spine is just a tiny bit wider at the heel than the tip, which seems to be causing a very slight slope of the edge, rising as you get closer to the toe. I think it may have happened when I was attempting to use some DMT stones that are narrower than the blade, and I must have had uneven wear on the spine. That in itself is not detrimental to an edge, but for everything to settle in to this slanted spine profile, I'd have to take off a lot of metal, and the razor is still almost brand new.

Should I acquire a lower grit stone (lowest grit I have is 4k) and grind straight until the edge is normal? Should I continue with the X pattern? Should I send it to a honemaster who can align all the angles and fix it?

Thanks guys, it's really been frustrating me! ( I know, I know)