Greetings hone-meisters,

I've been reading up about the Pyramid method, especially Lynn's tutorial. A couple of questions remain -- maybe I'm striving for excessive obsessiveness, but . . .

1. Lynn describes the pyramid method using a 4k and an 8k Norton -- but I have Naniwa 5, 8, and 12k stones.

Do I repeat the pyramid process on the 8 and 12, after first doing it on the 5 and 8?

2. Lynn discusses holding the razor at a 45 degree angle relative to the stone, but the pictures don't show it. Of the two ways to do so, I assume I should hold the razor so the head leads the heel, rather than the other way round. Is that right?

(I hope it's clear what I mean by this)

Thanks,

Brenton