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Yes, I guess it is an obvious trig problem. When you measure the blade height take the measurement from the top line of the hone wear not from the top of the spine to the edge.

Being a high school...

This link http://www.coticule.be/wedges.html talks about honing wedges. There is an Excel document that you can download and put your measurements into. It will tell you what the bevel angle is...