Quote Originally Posted by rickytimothy View Post
By 1/3 of the hone, I'm not sure if you mean the stone is sideways or lengthwise.

This idea of the only place the edge is contacting the stone being a very slim area on the side of the stone is exactly what I was going for. Much easier said than done of course. I forgot to bring my razor to work where my nice cameras are so I'll get photos later this week of the degree of warp.

When you're doing a rolling x-stroke, it would probably never make sense to alternate direction every stroke, correct? Seems like it would be very challenging getting the roll just right if you flip the blade around constantly.
Like this.

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I always hone by flipping to each side for a complete pass. Of equal pressure and distance across the stone. One mimic's the other. I never hone one side, then the other.

Probably why your having trouble setting a bevel. Things have to be equal on both sides, consistently.