Originally Posted by
JimmyHAD
If you could post a few pics of the spine that would help with evaluating the problem. When heel and point don't make contact with the hone, and the blade is laying flat, a rolling X stroke is the norm. Alternatively, if you are doing circles or back and forth strokes, manipulating the blade to make the contact, slightly rocking it to and fro, is what I do.
One honemiester that used to be around here years ago sugg the spine on the area that was worn alone. I haven't tried that personally. Some guys will use a layer or two of tape to build up the spine across the whole length. Narrow hones sometimes make it more efficient with warped blades but you can do it on a wide hone if you watch the blade and roll with the warp.
Again, photos will help ID the problem.