Quote Originally Posted by adjustme69
Actually, my recommendation is one handed only and I have the razor perpendicular to the stone. With the edge facing me, I use counterclockwise strokes and with the edge facing away from me, I use a clockwise stroke. I still do not put much, if any, pressure on the blade when doing this. Hope this helps. Lynn
Have you ever tried honing with circular strokes from start to finish, on all grits? I was wondering whether this could even work.

What got me thinking is I got a new barber hone from Tilly and it said to use circular strokes if you used it dry but linear strokes if you used it wet or with lather.