The razor is a Wade & Butcher, with a very elegant worked spine. It's in good condition. The blade is warped, but that's not my problem (at least, I don't think so).
When I try to set a bevel on a 1K stone, I get tiny chips (visible at 10x) in the edge, on one section of the blade near the heel. (I'm using rolling strokes on the concave side, "slide-off-the-hone" X-strokes on the convex side).
I managed to hone them out on the 1K -- very light pressure seemed to work.
I went to the 4K, and voila -- new chips formed !
I don't want to go through this 1K / 4K / 1K . . . cycle again (twice, so far).
What am I doing wrong?
[I suppose it's possible that one section of the blade is poorly hardened. But I trust W&B workmanship more than I trust my own skills, so I think I'm the problem.]
Thanks --
Charles
PS -- this is with Norton 220/1K and 4K/8K stones, freshly lapped. No inclusions or low-grit particles that I can see or feel.