Quote Originally Posted by bluesman7 View Post
Look at the knife sharpening picture in the OP. You can see the blood being pushed out of the fingertips putting pressure on the knife. Just sayin.
It looks relative to the blade being honed. But I'd say its more from the pressure being applied by the thumb behind the blade, trying to hold the correct angle and application of pressure. But just as razors, pressure is always lightened as things progress.