Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post

PS: The easiest way to use a thin hone when you own a 3 inch Norton is to draw a pencil line down the length of the hone at 1 in or 1.5 in and just hone within that area, the honing gymnastics required to do that are the exact same as honing on a thin stone... Yes yes I know you can thank me later for saving you the cost of thin hones..
I can see how that might help. It would force me to hone with the heel well off the stone which would allow the middle to touch and be bevelled. I think I'll try that technique first and then try tape if that doesn't work.