I am very new to razors and have a question or two about honing:

Am I correct is assuming that the x pattern most razor afficionados use causes the edge "teeth" to angle towards the tip of the blade, thereby necessitating a slight tip down shaving stroke?

If one were to hone his razor on a benchstone directly perpendicular to the edge would that change the shaving stroke angle? Is it acceptable to do so? The best edge I have to date is using this technique.

I don't see a lot of talk about burr raising and remmoval on the SR sites and am wondering if it's a factor in sharpening razor blades.

Thanks for your help.