Thanks for the tips guys, I do appreciate it. I had been following the instruction sheet and still could not get it even which is why I posted here. I do believe after further reading that due to the increase in thickness of the blade towards the tip, and a noticeable increase I might add, it makes it virtually impossible with the wicked edge to maintain a perfect bevel width. So more of a blade issue then operator issue as far as I can tell. I placed the blade tip as close as I possibly could to the clamp without grinding on the clamp itself and it still produces a variant edge to the bevel. It’s only on this knife however, so I’m just going to rule it as a knife issue, unless someone out there has more to add. Thanks!