Thread: 1st attempt honing a heavy wedge Wade and Butcher - What !!!

thanks for the reassuring words all, I was really worried that this blade was hopeless.
-the edge did not turn color
-the wedge had very little hone wear before the buffing, but I took off a fair amount of metal to get the pitting out.
-sorry I don't have the ability to post pics right now, but it is a mid-late 1800's Wade and butcher, 7/8" full wedge blade.
-the blade has a big smile, and it is also warped.
-rolling x strokes have produced a uniform bevel all along the length of both sides of the blade.

The main reason why I first jumped to a temper issue, aside from it not being dialed in to shave ready, is that it was very quick and easy to set the bevel, right off the grinding wheels, much easier in fact than even my hollow razors.

Now I took this thing, using 2 pieces of tape, through 325 DMT and 1000 norton, and it cut arm hairs all the way down the blade with just that. Then to the 4000, then the 8000, then the diamond paste, and its like it didn't get much better than after the initial bevel set, even after all that. I even put a third piece of tape on it and ran it over the 8000 50 times each side, back to the diamond paste, and still, not much better. What am i doing wrong here?