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One thing I would caution about in that video - it looks to me like Ken starts heal leading and ends toe leading. Changing the angle of the razor to the hone like that can cause mutiple bevels. I...

Oild may change things too. IIRC, it coats the hairs and makes them more difficult to cut. I believe this is why lather is made from soap, which removes the oil, and it is commonly recommended to...

The roll isn't really easy to see when it's done in person, because it's very small. There is an exaggerated animation of it here: Strokes for honing a razor - Straight Razor Place Wiki

One can...

There are a bunch of things you could try... Personally, I would play with exaggerating the roll. But don't go crazy lifting the scales, or you'll make it worse. Start out really slight and keep...

Oh, that's your call then. If you want to use the toe and heal, you'll need the razor honed there, but if not it doesn't matter. Sometimes I'll skip out on the very heal on my own razors, but I...

It could be a difference in pressure or the extent to which the blade was rocked at the toe/heal. Maybe the previous honer used more pressure at the toe/heal than you are, or maybe you are using...

I don't have anything to add, except to say +1 to what JoeD and Lynn have said. Those two gents have loads of know-how, and I've learned a lot from both.