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Some of us are curious about the science behind it.. it ain't magic, afterall... although honemeisters such as Lynn do work their "magic" :)

I buy that argument... thanks!

I've understood the diagonal stroke is used because it produces better cutting "teeth" as opposed to running the blade across the stone in a straight line... Could be wrong there, of course, as I've...

Yes, I've seen those excerpted pages before. Curiously, it shows the blade leaning back a bit during the X stroke as opposed to being perpendicular with the hone... why is that?

I've actually wondered that, too, about the X stroke.... How can the heel develop the same sharp edge as the toe when it is on the hone for less time than the toe during the stroke?