Hey all,

I just started honing a razor, and the hone wear on the spine was a little uneven (wider in the middle) and so I decided to do the magic marker test, although I don't really know how to use it. I guess if, after a few strokes, the marker was off the bevel I'd know I was evenly accessing the edge. Well, that didn't happen, and what I have left has me stumped.

On one side of the razor almost all of the marker was gone after a few strokes, just a touch on the heel and toe...

On the other side there was a lot of black left - almost the entire edge.

What does that mean? Do I need to do anything specific to the spine on one side? Should I just hone the one side until I get the marker to disappear consistently? Or is the test result only telling me that the bevel isn't set, regardless of which side the marker hangs around on, and I simply need to keep going as per usual.

Thanks, as always, for all your help!