Thread: One step further.

For pressure you never want to use enough to flex the edge or you will end up honing behind the edge. As Shaun said finishing each stone with as light a strokes as possible as this will leave shallower scratches. The most pressure will be used with bevel setting, moderate with mid range(4k) and by 8k you will literally be using weight of the blade. For the last finishing strokes I aim for perfect strokes supporting the razors weight while maintaining hone contact. It will all come together with practice. The main thing is to be happy with the shaving edge you have after that is is just icing. It is like the 8k vs 20k. I can easily get a great shaving edge from the 8k but the 20k is that bit nicer. Good luck and happy honing and shaving