Hi I was just curious if you should use an x pattern on the norton 4k 8k combo stone or if you should just go back and forth keeping it straight. So far I have been using an x pattern which is harder and takes more time to get a lot of passes in. I realized the stone, however, is wide enough to encompass the whole blade on its surface. I was wondering if it's ok to just keep the razor straight and do it, perhaps someone has done this and it works well for so I was just curious. Also I was wondering if it's ok to go from using an x pattern on the stone to start honing it straight instead? Any suggestions? thanks