Thread: Is there anything left to hone?

Being a newbie (disclaimer), I was more concerned with getting a nice looking blade than paying attention to its amount of use. I finally received my Wade & Butcher.

I am concerned with the blade edge. It looks fairly short at the toe (which is difficult to notice in the slanting away perspective in the eBay photos). Also, the edge tends to shorten in the middle (see arrow), lengthening slightly towards he toe.



I only paid about $30, but I would like to shave with this. It is taking forever to hone ... with my skill level. What should I do?