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The hardest thing for me to learn was keeping the pressure really really light on those last dozen laps. Angling the hone "solved" that problem for me in the early days and enabled me to get a...

Yup, I do the angling thing too. As I get to the final strokes on the hone I may wind up close to 75 degrees or so. I do the same thing with the Arkansas and Shapton hones - the translucent...

Nope, not a honemeister. no way no how. honemeisters have to be able to get razors sharp themselves, not just be able to tell others how to get them sharp.

Edit: On topic, a good way to...

You have a lot of pressure just from the weight of the razor. This pressure causes the grit in the hone to deform the edge more than a lighter razor because the abrasive particles get a deeper bite...

Depends on a lot of factors, not least of which is knowing when to stop. At what point would you consider yourself "knowing how to hone"? When you can shave with your own edges? When you can beat...