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It's a fair point but I have a long history of honing woodcarving chisels. I have gained the muscle memory to keep a straight razor stable at an angle. That being said, I certainly don't recommend...

I've always honed out chips by lifting the spine off the hone. It's like sharpening woodcarving tools. Once the chip is gone, I go back to honing regularly.

Is it automatic that you'll cause some noticeable, if not significant, hone wear on the spine when you hone out a chip on a razor's edge? I've been experimenting and I've had trouble minimizing the...