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Sounds like the toe is not quite there maybe ? but see how it shaves first.
Awesome it got sharper rather than duller this time :)

A couple of things come to mind Mike.
If it ain't cutting hair early on how much more work are you prepared to do on your mid stones & finishers to get there ? Could be a lot.
Another is magic...

How big was it before you started honing ? :p

No seriously, I'm wondering if it was much wider before you got it & now so much steel is gone from previous honing that you have geometry issues or...