Originally Posted by
STF
I'm not a master honer, compared to a lot of the guys here I'm probably not even a very good honer but i will pass on one thing i was told early on and is about the single most useful thing Ive learned.
Watch the water!
Setting the bevel you will push the water in front of the edge, as you progress up the stones the water will progressively mount the blade instead of just being pushed.
At no time should you notice water going under and leaving lines behind the edge, those would be where the razor is not being honed.
jmho