I was just looking at a video under the links section of this site--Great razor info--"Sharpening a Straight Razor 11/05". The person there simply moves the razor straight down the hone without any angle to the blade. At one point he does lead with the heel first but most of his work is done with a 90 degree push-pull motion.

What do you folks know about this technique. It must work for him since he is demonstrating it. But don't know if it is worth trying.

What do you think?

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