Hi wedwards,

Being a honing newbie myself, I too started with the less is more approach.

I have however found that to get the edges smooth and blemish free, I have always had to use a more agressive pyramid than I thought would be needed. Like all skills there is a right-of-passage element !

I would like to say many thanks to Mr Abrams and the other Honemeisters in SRP for their sage advice, without which this honing newbie would be struggling even more !

Best regards

Russ