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Oh ooops! Shouldn't have done the tomato test at the end, especially not after stropping. It's only relevant after the bevel setter. I thought that was clear from the video... it won't hurt the edge...

Maybe that middle area you mentioned will pose a problem later. I wonder why that is.. usually the middle is the easiest to get right, unless there are weird geometry issues.

Anyhow, if it shaves...

Sounds like the right outcome to me! To be honest, that's the most important part - that we enjoy ourselves. Practice makes perfect, this happens on its own anyway ;)

Do share the outcome! :)

+1 to all of that, especially on the simplification remark.

Perhaps to get a more consistent bevel test, OP could try the cherry-tomato-peel-cut test, found in Matt's bevel video..

A few more...

I should say one thing, cos he doesn't really mention it and it's extremely important. This "warp test" holds true only for truly straight razors. Razors with a smile cannot be evaluated this way. If...

Your learning curve, reduced to 25 mins here:
https://youtu.be/pP4cP-aY-Wk

... and another 30 mins after this, when you watch his vids on coticule honing. That's it, learning complete. With a bit...