First of all, welcome to Bladeforums. Second, the vast majority of people here will argue against contracting out your sharpening. Depending on what you used, that you think you "mangle[d] it pretty good", most people would suggest you buy yourself a Lansky/Gatco, or an Edge Pro if you have the scratch.
Well I've managed to get the middle very sharp, but the top and bottom are very dull. I tried the sharpie technique and the stone isn't hitting either of those spots.
Can I use the stone only on those parts or will that make the blade too uneven?
The sharpmaker is SLOOOOOW. When I want to hog off metal, I either lay a diamond hone up against the SM rod and go to town on that, or break out my Gatco (lansky-like) rig.
Most likely you need to get coarse rods for Sharpmaker. There is company in Naugatuck "Congress tool", they make variety of coarse stones, which fit into sharpmaker base. They are inexpensive, 6" long, and work well for me.
I am using sharpmaker for couple years, it is the $40 I ever spent.
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