Quote Originally Posted by Michael J Evans View Post
One more thing.
For future sharpening. Is the iron supposed to be held straight,where the skew is point straight ahead or square across the stone (cutting edge 90 to side of stone)?
Cutting edge oriented 90* to the edge of the stone is the easiest (IMO) and less prone to changing the skew angle. Hone more frequently than you otherwise might. You want to minimise the time on the stones during any one particular session.