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The magic marker trick is great for showing you which parts of the blade aren't getting honed, but one thing it doesn't tell you is why some parts aren't getting honed.

It could be a problem with...

X,

So you're saying that combining the rolling motion with the X-pattern isn't a good idea? The way I understand your honing stroke, you go straight across while rolling the blade, right?

When...

I'm finding that I pretty consistently have trouble getting the toes and heels of my blades as sharp as they should be. The middle of the blade will be just fine, but one or both of these areas just...