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That's the spirit :tu You don't want a small nick to have you beat. Now just focus on reducing pressure, keeping the blade flat and moving smoothly across the hone. You'll get there eventually and it...

These edges are very easy to damage. Even though they're made of very hard steel, the edges themselves are very thin, so they are damage-prone.
It will take you a long time to work out a large nick...

1) Did you have any abrasive on the paddle? If you did you would have overhoned and ruined a shave-ready edge. If not, you could have placed too much pressure and rolled the edge.
2) To get rid of...