Thanks Clay, I’ll give that a shot and keep it on the same plane. I do have the tendency to allow the stone to continue past the stone from right to left and vice versa.
Just so I’m clear, when I reach the tip, the stone should continue out in a straight line with slightly more pressure coming from the thumbs to make sure the stone does not cross over the tip to the opposite side of the knife I made my pass on?
Thanks for such a great product, btw!