An old-school ex-barber told me that he used to hone his straights in a circular motion on [oil] stones.

I was wondering what people's opinions were about this around here.

We're talking honing in an anti-clockwise direction where the scales are on the right hand side and in a clockwise direction where the scales are on the left hand side. That way, the edge is coming in a "downward" movement on the stone. (Hope that makes sense!)

I've tried it on two of my razors and I am yet undecided as to whether it works or not. Any ideas?