The knife project that never stops amazing me

[running bird]

Ok so now either I'm going insane or my knife project is controlled my the illuminati or some crazy s***
So I'm making a bushcraft knife out of a piece of blue steel #2 that used to be a file, everything was normal until I did a clay temper

First there was no sori (which I had some people explain is normal with the size knife I'm making) and befor I bothered polishing it up to look pretty and sharpening it I tested the edge with some RC testers and the hardness in somewhere in the very low 60's possibly very high 50's and a lot lowered near the spine (indicating the temper was a success) but cleaning it up so far has proven to show no hamon from the clay temper, I'm etching it in vinegar as I type this and will update if I can see tha hamon but right now idk what is going on with this knife and I'm super confused
Any thoughts or am I just going insane and over thinking something stupid?

 

[Shorttime]

Generally, the hamon does not show until you've polished into the area of 600 grit. Remember to sand from ricasso to tip in one pass, each time.

 

[running bird]

I worked my was up in sand paper the once I got to 600 I switched over to water stones,800 and 1000 and I still don't see a hamon, everything looks even on it, I won't get to etch it till tomorrow though so I won't know for sure till then