Thread: I Drew an Inch and gained more than a mile

I dunno. If I may, one observation is the edge of the hone is like the edge of a very rough waterfall. Why approach it?

If I read a bunch of this, honing 'off' the side of a hone is an actual technique?

I have always tried to be wary of the edge of a hone, or strop. Seems appropriate?

I recently beat one side of an old razor into submission. I did it by creating hone wear here-there, and continued persistence to achieve what is correct in feel and results.
Dragging a blade off the side of a hone seems barbaric.

Have I missed something?
Not to be an expert or anything. Genuinely curious