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It could also be that your stones are not truly flat? I’m talking left to right, which could cause that camber you’re talking about. If you have a known flat surface like a granite plate or glass plate, you can re-create the 30 deg. bevel on that with 120 grit or whatever, then paint the whole bevel with a sharpie pen, then do 2 or 3 strokes on the stone. If the wear pattern is not even, then you know something is amiss, with either the stone or the plate surface. That is the best test that I can think of. If you do that, be sure to use a guide for consistency.