I am a newb. So let me say that first. I still have not been able to find a straight razor around here (NC), and spending $50 bucks for one off the net seems silly bc I may not actually like shaving with a straight razor. Though I really hope I do.

Anyway, my questions is when you hone the razor, does the blade lay flat with the spine against the hone as well? If not, what kind of angle should I be shooting for here?

I have a Spyderco Triangle Sharpener and the modle I have has a thing on the back so you can lay the stones out flat and hone razors. It works really well on all my other knives so I can't wait to try in on a stright, but I wanna make sure I am doing it right.

I looked at the info in the newb section and I could not quite tell from the illustrations.