Although still technically new, approximately 1 year, I've hone a couple vintage razors successfully. I've recently been working on getting a George Butler & Co "Shakespeare" into shave ready condition. I first just hit a Norton 4/8k but the middle of the edge seemed less than keen after the 8k. I next went back to a 1k and killed the edge then started over. Relapped all stones flat then progressed back up thru 8k. The bevel looks even with a 30x loupe but is noticeably sharper on both the heel and toe with the center barely popping arm hair after stropping. Any ideas?