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Changing to x pattern even on a wide hone sounds strange but I'll give it a shot next time around. After all, I think I am getting the compulsory honing disorder.

Thanks a lot.

Thank you I'll try that.

Is there any known downside to using a curved stroke? My tendency is to start out straight so the heel gets more time, then make a sudden curve, and end straight as well,...

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That peculiarity and the improvised method I described on the other post are on the 1200 grit DMT, which is wide enough to not require the X pattern. My concern voiced in this thread arises after...

OK, I'll try to be a bit more descriptive if I can:

Say I have a 2 inch wide stone. I start with the heel very close to the right edge of the stone, and as I start to move the blade at an angle...

Obviously, the outer parts of the edge get significantly less time on the stone. Is there a method to compensate for this?