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Yeah I nearly bought one from him.

The blade is slightly warped - only heel and toe on one side, and the middle on the other, touches the hone. So I'm using an X-pattern which appears to get...

I've done a little more experimenting. Backhoned a couple of laps and looked again, one side had the shiny strip the other not, backhoned half a lap (ie only one side of the blade) and the shiny...

I've been trying to get an edge on a new wapi but I just can't seem to get it sharp.

Well fed up with the hassle of lapping and soaking the Norton I got a D8EE which is what I am trying to use...