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Yes, pressure is always an issue for folks, new to honing. Lately, with guys I have hands on coached, they do not use enough pressure, to bevel set or at the beginning of each progression.

It is...

Without torquing the blades edge down to the stone the edges point will most likely get touched, sort of like it will hydroplaning no surface traction!




Too much pressure or not enough.
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It’s not Black Magic, but sometimes can seem that way.

The key to good honing, is understanding what you are seeing, and that can take some time to learn. Problem solving. A systematic approach,...

Pressure, how much and where is usually the key, for most new honers. How much, is difficult to tell someone to use, other than, more or less.

The difficult thing for new honers to accept is, you...