Well I didn't mean to bring up an old topic that apparently was a heated topic. I simply was trying to learn before doing, so that I don't mess up my equipment. Isn't that what the purpose of this site is for. Especially since I don't have the money to cast away to experimentation and also don't have the time to travel to meets several states away. It is coming down to the time where I must learn to hone my own razor. I am a very cautious person when it comes down to learning something new and I like to gather as much info as possible before doing so. I have probably spent at least 15 hours watching instructional videos and reading articles on honing so that way I can't say I didn't know about a certain technique. I simply saw this video and was intrigued at first by his different "technique" and wanted to know if maybe it was a practical technique. It seemed off to me and thus I requested feedback.