Thread: Scratch Marks???

I can't remember the threads but this has been brought up with advocates for the X pattern and others saying it is just as well to use parallel strokes on a 3" hone. I favor the X stroke and taking a look at a couple under the 30x they have a scratch pattern of around 70 degrees relative to the spine. I believe it has been established that the edge cuts hair more efficiently if the scratch pattern is skewed rather than @ 90 degrees relative to the spine.