The chips were back where the edge really isn't used, so it really wasn't that big of a deal. But, I'm a newbie to the honing game and want things perfect. I guess I was looking for what the "generally accepted practice" of a properly honed blade was. I used a hybrid swooping/rolling x stroke and that took care of them. Things were going great, was up to my Norton 8K, went to check the edge with my loupe, it slipped from my hand, hit the blade and put some dings in the edge, $%$%#&*! So, back to the drawing board.