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It will do better than that if you stick with the program and gitter done.

Steve, I know this is frustrating, but you WILL get it. Don't give up! Believe me, it is worth it when you totally crush it and you are shaving like a boss with a razor that YOU made sharp yourself.

Now that you mention it, there are some chips there that would take a lot of laps to remove at 8k. Revisiting the 4k maybe is a good idea.

Well, no harm done, but you didn't need to start over. And you especially didn't need to glass the edge. But yes, better, and the 1k and 4k are pretty good. The 8k you still need to go some more. Do...

Don't take it like that, Steve. You are close to success.

Why don't you go back to your 4k and give it a couple dozen extremely light laps and see if you don't get a nice consistent scratch...

Okay, look at your edge. See the bright line there? The reflection is a clue that either the bevel no longer goes all the way to the edge, or else you have a burr or wire edge there. Use the edge...

The 12k Nanny will do just fine. Nearly all naturals will be a downgrade in pure cutting power. Many will improve shaving comfort but beware of placebo effect. When we pay $300 for a prized natural...

By Jove, oy think 'e's GOT it!

Just be sure you totally obliterated the 1k scratches with the 4k, before you jump to 8k, and everything will be roses. "Too many" laps is better than not enough...

A satisfactory shave from a 1k edge definitely indicates you are on the right track. It would appear that your razor is ready to meet the 4k now. Yes, you could have stropped. In fact you should have...

I think maybe so! Hard to tell exactly what I am seeing there. Does it shave arm hair easily? Does the bevel look nice and flat and complete? If you can say true to those three things then you should...

Try clearing the edge. Looks like some fin there.

First, the pull strokes. Lay the razor flat on the hone and pull it across, W to E motion, about 3/4" distance. Flip and do the same on the other...

Oh I forgot, you are honing with tape, right? As it wears, your bevel angle changes and more emphasis is placed on the root of the bevel, away from the edge. Change your tape often and place it...

You have already jointed that edge at least once. I would urge you not to do it again now that you are so close to having a bevel. Just hone, lightly and carefully with x strokes until you have your...

I agree with Euclid regarding your last set of pics. The reflection from base to apex of the bevel should be the same, completely homogenous, and it isn't. It should be flat like a mirror.

Make...

Bevel looks like something you can work with. A couple of pics are showing room for improvement but you should be able to develop from there. Try a half dozen pull strokes per side. This is where you...

Good point, that last. A pro works under a couple of serious limitations. He has to get them done in a reasonable amount of time and get them out the door, and he has to hone to the market, giving...

Width of the bevel surface and consistency of the width are not as important as the bevel angle. Also, the width is not correctible without changing the bevel angle, anyway unless you actually sand...