Thread: "Less is more" or honing and the use of RS microscope

Hello, I have Lynn's DVD and have studied it a few times. One of the highlights in his honing section of that DVD is that Less honing is more, better. So this raises a question to me since I have been learning to hone on used antique store str8s. If when using the RS microscope at 100x one sees that the edge has microscopic chips or unevenness. Is it the standard practice of the honers among us to hone until the edge is free of those microscopic divots and then to start a progression such as Lynn uses. This obviously can require substantial honing on a "damaged" blade, one that is not perfectly smooth at the edge, IE without chips or divots. So put another way, when is the less is more factor supposed to start in the honing of a non-sharp, irregular edge?

Thanks for your help.

Mark