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12-23-2013, 10:08 PM #10
All depends on the shape of the users face, hollows and other features can make it much more comfortable to use either heel or toe in those areas, and that's perfectly fine. No right or wrong. Some people may prefer the use of the heel in areas like above the lip because honestly its a lot easier to control the portion of cutting edge closer to the hand than the portion sticking out and away. Effective use of the toe can be harder to attain imho.
As far as honing, most beginning honers will tend to over one the toe end and not give the heel enough attention so you'll want to pay extra attention and be very intentional with keeping even pressure. And like it was already said, hone the blade evenly. Overhoning is a controversial topic and I'll say, don't give it a second thought. When your blade needs touching up you are not going back to a courser stone to reset the bevel. The coursest stone I go to for touch ups is an 8k. And I try not to let my daily users go that far before a touchup, but as soon as the shave doesn't quite feel as good as I know it should I'll go my 12k or equivalent and do a few "stropping" strokes, spine leading. It doesn't take a lot of lapping, just a few laps and test the edge. For me that's what works best and keeps me from having to hone my daily users to death!
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