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Yup, bevel is still not set. When bread knifing it is surprising how much metal you have to remove to get the bevels to meet.

Look at the edge straight down under a strong light with some...

Yes, stay on the 1K until the bevels come completely togeather and you have a sharp chip free edge along the entire edge.

It appears from the photos that the blade was sanded, it may have also...

Did you breadknife or hone on the diamond plate?

If you honed on a low grit DMT to meeting bevels, you will have heavy deep stria on the bevel. That deep stria will cause a chipping edge down the...