Thread: X-stroke or not?

Originally Posted by roughkype

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When honing with a rolling X, the point is to be sure the heel and toe of the blade get equal time on the hone.

Not quite, the reason to do so is to ensure each part of the blade get good contact with the hone. The time on the hone the heel spends compared to the toe is different, but so is the force applied. He heel gets more pressure down on the hone compared to the toe, but the toe spends more time on the hone.