Hi guys,

I've been using a straight razor for a year now, and it's been awesome to say the least! I've learned so much throughout the year, a big part of that due to all the razor-sharp minds (pun intended) on this forum.

Anyway, on to my question. I've been dabbling in honing throughout the past year, and have been able to successfully sharpen my razors. But I've always had a question about the X-stroke that just doesn't make sense to me. I've watched a ton of videos, read all the Wikis and many threads here, and to me, it seems that the recommended X-stroke leads to uneven edge wear.

When you start the X-stroke, the entire blade is on the hone. But when you're finished moving it across, only the toe half of the blade is on the hone. This means, of course, that the toe half of the blade is on the hone 100% of the time, while the heel half is not...through time, doesn't this mean that the toe half will get more honing and thus result in uneven wear on the blade?