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This is the key point here. Although, if you only have one razor and touch it up for years and years in an X-pattern you'll run into the same problems in the end ;)

@marklar: your post pretty much...

I have to agree that for convex blades a modified X-pattern is the best choice. I have personally seen blades that were perfectly straight before and were concave after having been handled by...

Exactly :tu

Commonly the X-pattern is used because most hones are narrower than the razors. I ONLY use it on the finest of hones as using the X-pattern repeatedly on a coarser hone will lead to a "frown" in the...