I just wrote a long post and it logged me out when I went to submit ....

Okay so, Ive just honed for the first time, spent about an hour experimenting, Ive watched videos but I dont understand what the correct angle to hone is...

So far Ive seen most people hone with the spine flat.

When I lay the razor flat against the hone, nothing feels like its happening... doesnt feel to be getting sharper.... and it grinds the spine.

when I raise it slightly ie spine off, I get a nice tearing sound and it feels correct... but this seems to leave more room for error, one could have the blade too high and dig into the stone...

Does the angle differ per razor? Im not exactly using a dovo but Im not really using something cheap, and I know how cheap feels from my first purchase, which broke...

Ive been practicing on a sanguine that takes half a disposable blade.
So im aware how sharp it needs to be, and it came sharp, but Im just trying to learn the correct way to sharpen... cos after an hour I still dont feel ive sharpened correctly and dont feel confident in what im doing, which i feels important...

I know the obvious answer should be whichever angle sharpens it...

Just looking for guidance...