Quote Originally Posted by eKretz View Post
I see this claim all the time, and no, that's not correct. It will work just the same on the side of the razor that is shaped in a convex manner from heel to toe, but on the opposite side it will hit at the heel and toe only, and then will make contact with the toe and the part of the razor that is contacting the edge of the stone as it's drawn off with an x-stroke. The narrower hone doesn't solve this problem, but allows the amount of steel removal to be lessened before full contact is achieved.
Then go ahead and buy a set of narrow hones and learn from them. Alternatively, draw a line with a pencil.