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I lapped the stones, but I'll check it out. I figured that if the hone wasn't flat, the uneven areas of the bevel would be at the same place on the blade. I didn't take into account the x stroke.

8BallAce, I'm using Norton stones. 1K, 4K and 8K. I used the norton lapping stone to flatten them. I penciled the grid on the stones to make sure it they were flat.

Gugi, it feels like I'm keeping...

Utopian, thanks for pointing out the "rolling x," but I think I'm going to stay away from that for a while.

Sharp,
I had my fingers at the toe and heel of the blade, not in the middle. I noticed...

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The razor is a new Dovo I bought from a cutlery store a few years ago. It didn't shaved well so I figured I learn to hone with it. If I remember correctly it felt like it was ripping the...

Okay thanks. I'll focus on keeping my strokes even and keep honing until it shaves decently across the whole edge.

I am trying to hone a razor to shave ready. I've already tried a few times unsuccessfully. It seems to shave decent in the middle, but not at the toe and heel. I noticed on one side of the blade the...