Quote Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT View Post
If your hone is lapped flat, that should not be an issue (if it's not, lap it), but since it is... Use the X-system (the one championed by X, not the x-pattern):
Start off by pressing with the heel and transition into pressing with the toe by the end of the stroke.
Even if the hone is flat, if it's between 1.5 and 3" wide, he will form a frown in the long run for exactly the reason he stated. The middle of the blade spends more time on the hone than the ends.

That's not to say that you can't compensate for it, but that means using uneven pressure over a stroke.