Yup, I do the angling thing too. As I get to the final strokes on the hone I may wind up close to 75 degrees or so. I do the same thing with the Arkansas and Shapton hones - the translucent arkansas does beautifully with a high angle on the hone and a very slow (1/2" per sec) stroke. Can't do the tilty thing with a puddle or slurry hone unfortunately. At least not without making a mess.