I'm still striking out on getting this old girl shave ready. The routine for honing is 1 k, 4k, 10 k then copious stropping on leather and linen. I know this probably isn't ideal but its currently all I have to work with. The edge appears uniform in the light it reflects. I'm guessing that finding the right amount of tape on the spine may be adversely affecting my sharpening. Right now its at three layers, as one produced a large bevel.
In any case, I've set her aside a few days to take a break from the honing attempts.
Kurt