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No 45 degrees is the angle the blade lays on the stone and the spine ALWAYS lays flat when honing. Slide it down the stone heel first then come off the side of the stone with about an inch or two...

Pictures would really help if possible. My questions are, Does the toe to the heel lay flat on the sharpening stone? Are the stones lapped so you know they are flat? Since 8K is your last grit do you...