honing problems Robeson Sure Edge
Trying my hand at honing a 5/8" Robeson Sure Edge full hollow
Starting from bevel set working through to 8K
Using a Naniwa 3K/8K hone, i certainly seem to have some issues
So far on the front side of the blade I have a fairly good bevel except for the 3/4" nearest the heel
Looked in the 30 X loupe and it seems the edge is good up to this point,
It looks as if the edge is not touching the hone at this point
Scratch pattern looks consistent on this side except for that 3/4" section
Back side of the blade seems to be almost no scratch pattern from the toe toward the middle of the edge
Created some uneven spine wear in the process at each end of the spine
The spine wear looks to be all over the shop
I have been using sets of Lynns 20 circles and 10 X strokes method with slurry from a DMT 325 lapping plate
After 5 sets on the 3K hone there still appears to be no real improvement in the edge
Went to X strokes only for about 30 strokes on light slurry
Again no real change to the edge
Now I feel completely baffled what to do next
After having a read in the Wiki it seems I have created a problem that may be beyond my skills to repair
Have I killed this razor with my inexperience?
Any thoughts or comments are welcome