Thread: Dovo spine ground unevenly...repair?

I received a new Dovo Best Quality recently. After a couple attempts to hone it (Norton 4/8K) and not getting the results I expected, I noticed that it wouldn't lay completely flat on one side. The inside edge on the spine is factory ground unevenly compared with the other side (i.e. one side's grind doesn't extend as close to the heel as the other and slightly elevates the heel from the stone). Since I've been doing some light honing with slightly more pressure on the heel side in order to flatten that spot on the spine, I'm worried I will eventually ruin the bevel. Before that happens, I would like some advice. Should I continue to try to flatten that spot with a stone or should I carefully take a dremel to it? Any words of wisdom. Thanks.

Pictures would help if you can take and post some...

It's really difficult to get the contrast needed to seet it in pics. Also, since I have been taking it to a stone, the metal is now somewhat ground, whereas before it was completely unground, which makes it more difficult to see the difference. I will try.

The pic isn't working. You can't see it that well, especially since I've been grinding it slightly with honing.

Let me rephrase this question... The spine is uneven, thus lifting the heel off of the stone at the start of the honing stroke. Would it be better to focus just on that spot to wear it down with a stone or carefully take a Dremel to it?

There may (or may not) be a straightforward way to fix what you are describing, but unless you have a lot of experience with sharpening straight razors, I'd stop everything and send it off to someone who does. Otherwise, you could easily make matters worse.

+1 for sending it out to someone that has experience dealing with honing problems. I'd stay away from the dremel tool. I've read too many horror stories about dremels and razors.
Good Luck,
Karl