I'm just starting to hone on some old razors. I'm using a 3" Norton 4K/8K. When placing the blade to begin an x-pattern stroke, should the shoulder of the blade be on the stone (to get the tip off the stone and give the heel some work) or should it be off the bottom edge?
Also, I'm getting a grey straight-line mark along the bottom edge of the hone. Is this normal? I did lapp the stone on a granite tile with 800 grit sandpaper per the instructions in several other threads before I started honing.
Thanks for the help!
Jordan