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The goal of honing is to create 2 planes, (bevels) that are flat from heel to toe, and in the correct bevel angle from edge to back of the bevel (in line with the spine) and that meet at a single...

You need all the magnification you can get, to see what is going on. As you learn what to look for and understand the honing process, and what you are seeing, you can get away with less...