This may be not what you meant, but here's one thing I pay attention to...I watch the bevels. 10 to 1 most of our razors have a little longer, or wider, bevel on one side than the other. I know most of mine do, even the high-dollar ones. No matter if they're new out of the box. I keep an eye on these when I hone and apply slightly more pressure on the shorter side. Very very little more, mind you, but I'm conscious of it. I don't try to even the bevels in one honing, but I know that eventually they will even out if I keep this in mind. I believe the reason for concern in keeping even pressure on each side is so things don't get out of whack over time. I may not have the touch to keep the pressures perfectly even, but by keeping an eye on the bevels, at least I feel they will become and stay symmetrical...TP

Quote Originally Posted by xman
ONE of the challenges I have been wrestling with in my honing is even pressure from one sides pass to the return.
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