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Looks like you are creating a double bevel. Not an even one I am afraid. May be because you haven't got a properly set bevel yet

I dare to differ.
There's only one reason to use tape imho: to avoid honewear of the spine. For some reason honewear is considered a negative attribute. Only reason I can think of is that it will...

Glad it is working out for you.

I am not sure what you are doing exactly when you "torque" your blade. Make sure you do not damage the cutting edge in the process.
In your first picture above I see a burr on the left-hand side. So...

Looks to me like your blade has a frown. That may be the problem. Especially towards the heel in your last picture. I may be wrong, bit hard to see due to the background (carpet? terry cloth?).
You...

I think it is very hard to assess bevels under a mike. So much depends on the amount of light and also the angle of the blade. Angle of blade with light, angle of blade with your eyes. Some of the...