Originally Posted by
gssixgun
It's actually got a name "The Rocking X Stroke" and yes it is pretty common when honing anything with a smile, or a warp, or both....
Heavyduty's 9 part honing video shows a great example of it in either part 8 or 9 check it out...
You are on the right course stay with it, every part of the blade has to slide across the hone sooner or later to get sharp, and using the marker test is a great way of learning what is going on, and how to use the rocking stroke....
Another way of getting the bevel set on difficult edges is using circular and or Japanese honing to get that part of the edge beveled, but you still have to learn the rocking stroke to get the edge sharp...