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And I find that even for "flat" blades, the subtlest rolling action helps even the hone job. Trying to use even pressure throughout the stroke on a relatively flat blade will ensure that the tip...

It was actually a joke, Joe. I don't really use the X pattern on the hone preferring to go straight down with the heel leading while rolling the main point of contact along from heel to tip. Also,...

Neither is actually necessary ... unless you happen to BE me, which you aren't because I'm busy covering that base myself. But enough about me ... What do YOU think of me?

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They grey is metal swarf build-up and it's normal. You just want to watch how evenly it distributes itself along the hone. All at the edge means you might be over concentrating on that.

Keeping...