Quote Originally Posted by Joed View Post
I started out honing with two hands and got good results. I was honing sitting down and needed the two hands to jeep the blade flat on the hone. As I got more experience I found that standing gave me better control and balance. Keeping my elbow out to the side helped keep the blade flat. This brought my edge quality to a higher level. Use what works best for you and experiment.

I JUST made this transition Friday night trying out my new Shapton 16k!

I have always sat down before with stone on table and a very very light finger or thumb on spine. I've shaved with a couple razors that I did that way. BUT I just tried the standing up with stone in-hand and I felt I had a lot more control after a few minutes of adjusting my form/stroke.

For the tougher/rougher lower grit work I'm still gonna plop that thing on the table go at it. Just be very very careful with hollow grinds ... I learned the hard way the end of those things flex easier than I EVER would have guessed.