Originally Posted by
Gravitas
The technique I use is to place the 1k wet/dry on a piece of glass or comparable machined flat surface. Then use a circular honing motion on both sides of the blade, like Lynn showed on the 4k in his video. I then move to the norton and do about 30-40 passes on the 4k side, followed by a normal pyramid progression.
On your second question, resistance on the 4k should be minimal...make sure you're using no additional pressure other than the weight of the blade.
Hope this helps
JR