Originally Posted by
RezDog
Before you start to use them, watch a few of the top guys do their thing. After you have seen a few decide which one you want to follow and then once you start learning and honing, stick with that one persons technique until you get respectable edges. There are many paths to shave ready, most of them are correct but it is impossible to follow two paths at the same time. I used Glens videos, many other used Lynn's, and I'm sure there are many others. The other thing that I did that I found very helpful, was I would PM specific people with questions on honing, giving me one opinion. When you pose a question on th expensive forum you get a very wide range of correct answers, which is not always helpful. What really accelerated my honing skills was attending meets. Hands on is an excellent way to learn and to "hone" your skills.