I'm not sure how to describe this issue, because it appears as though the razor I'm learning to hone with is sort of warped after all. The blade itself is straight length-wise, but it's when I lay it down that it's not making good contact. I tried to search the forums for something about this but the posts I found dealt with truly warped blades.

For instance: if I hone on one side of the razor, the edge makes good contact and gets a decent (for a beginner) bevel...or at least something resembling a bevel. When I flip the razor, it is warped/curved/curled so that the edge itself is raised off the hone just enough to cause problems. It's very slight but if I hold the razor to a straight edge I can see the length of the blade veer slightly sideways. Also the edge itself wasn't perfectly even when I started...the rust seems to have made it a little wavy (as in little pockets of frowns and smiles) which has been lessening as I hone. Add to it a healthy dose of inexperience and, well, you know what I've ended up with.

How could I deal with this? Is it something that can be "honed out?" Do I need to work with rolling strokes? Is it a lost cause? I'm fine with just honing it until it works....I do believe that repetition is the mother of memory so I'm looking at this as a good learning experience.

And thanks for putting up with incessant honing inquiries.