Quote Originally Posted by PMH View Post
Just out of curiosity, why shouldn't you hone with a trailing edge?
I haven't tried his method. OTOH, all instructions that came with hones made for over a hundred years, instructions given in barber manuals published for an equal amount of time, not to mention tutorials by razor honemiesters (if you'll pardon the expression) say to hone with the edge leading. So either he has discovered a technique that was heretofore unknown, or it is not an effective method of honing a razor and is inferior to the tried and true traditional method. I may give it a try just for the heck of it ..... without running the edge through the board or cutting off the end of my belt.