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I'd say kitchen knives & disposable blades are a far cry from honing a straight razor as the straight has a built in honing aid called the "spine".
You'd be better off practicing on a straight razor...

I'm not sure how you define 'bevel' as I can see a bevel forming on the damascus. What's happening at the edge may be a different matter tho as we have no idea what kind of heat treatment it had if...