Stone wear

[Wannabewoodworker]

I just had a quick question about the wearing of my stone. It seems like it wears on the edges much more than the middle. Is this normal or am I doing something incorrectly to cause this to occur?? It seems that when I sharpen knives which is all I have sharpened so far and the majority of what I will always sharpen when I move the blade across the stone and get near the tip of the knife I move the handle up like Jeff shows in the video but this seems to cause abnormal wear on the edges of the stone making them round off. If I am doing something wrong I would love to hear what it is so I can change the way I am doing things to keep the stone more square for a longer period before having to true it often. Thanks!

[berto]

  how long are you spending with the tip at the edge. I know that I have had this problem when concentrating on the tips of my 12" chef knives causing me to re-true the wheel. Are you shaping or sharpening that could be an issue too. I have done about 30 chef knives and 10 pocket knives and I re-trued twice only because I had refresh the wheel with all the steel I was grinding away. I do however notice that the edges are more susceptible to wear then the middle.

I have had my Tormek for about 1 month and love the hell out of it.