I'm hitting a snag and I'm not sure if what im doing is rite.
When I get to the 8k Shapton I will do 10-20 weight of the blade strokes the check the bevel and I can clearly see that the hone hasn't touched certain parts of the bevel.
It could be the toe end or the whole of the length of the bevel and the remedy is to add a little bit of pressure or torque to the blade.

Should I just keep going with no pressure say maybe 50 strokes , maybe wear the tape on the spine down a bit so the bevel makes better contact or is it ok to add some pressure.


Too many times I get edges that break up, so ive eased of the pressure from 1K onwards but then to add pressure on the 8k might be defeating the purpose?


Any advise is welcomes .. Thanks a million