LoL (if thats ok on here)
Well i'm certainly no expert, only just started myself, but i did read on here somewhere if your just learning to hone do 15 mins at a time maybe just once a day so you dont get tired or frustrated rather that try to get it all done in one session.
For me it also helps that i only have one hone to play with as i wait for my Norton 4/8 to arrive,from woodworking supplies online and my stropping oxide from the strop-shop:)
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