I lapped my hones when I got them following gssixgun norton lapping video. It cleared the pencil grid quite evenly, the corners were not flat though, but since I read that it won't affect the honing, I stopped that that point.

Yes, I did check with loupe on each set of circles + x strokes.

I used magic marker test on the first/second set of circles to check if the hone is scratching evenly all across. Yes it did, however I did notice the bevel is not exactly even, one side is wider at the toe and narrowing to the heel, on the other side is wider at the heel and narrowing to the heel. I'm not sure what cause this.

Right now I can see some scratches on the bevel, but they look quite similar. Are the scratches supposed to be there at all or is it supposed to be mirror like? Also I see some black spots, are these rust? I dried the razor with paper towel after use and put some camellia oil.

Note taken on crox, no pressure on 8k and above, and the janorton. I have been following that thread.

I also noticed that I could not produce a nice stropping sound, maybe my technique is wrong?

Thanks again.

Sy