May i make a suggestion,
I'm probably going to get some stick for this but this is what I do.
When I hone freehand on the tormek I don't hone at the top of the wheel,
I hone if you imagine the honing wheel a clock,
I hone at the 3oclock position, that way I can see directly when the edge meets the honing wheel and ever so slightly tilt the apex so the very tip gets more of the honing,
I should also mention that when I get to honing I do own a t1 and a t8,
I use the t1 composite wheel to do the initial rough removal of the burr ( say 2/3 passes each side using medium to light pressure)
After then checking to see how much burr is left that I can feel on my thumbnail I'll then do the same again but literally light to just touching pressure on the t8 leather wheel and do again maybe another 2-3 passes with green compound.
If I still need to do more passes I'll do little to next to no pressure until I cant feel any burr.
I'll then wipe the edge clean and do a couple of again next to no pressure on a paddle strop.
I'll then test the edge on thin paper like phone book paper/thin till receipt paper and then rizzla green.
I sharpen my knives to 17 dps on the SG stone,
I don't have expensive knives atm ( I own knives from ikea ( vőrda range),
I have sharpened family global knives the same and have achieved the same results for what my 50p is worth
I'm probably going to get some stick for this but this is what I do.
When I hone freehand on the tormek I don't hone at the top of the wheel,
I hone if you imagine the honing wheel a clock,
I hone at the 3oclock position, that way I can see directly when the edge meets the honing wheel and ever so slightly tilt the apex so the very tip gets more of the honing,
I should also mention that when I get to honing I do own a t1 and a t8,
I use the t1 composite wheel to do the initial rough removal of the burr ( say 2/3 passes each side using medium to light pressure)
After then checking to see how much burr is left that I can feel on my thumbnail I'll then do the same again but literally light to just touching pressure on the t8 leather wheel and do again maybe another 2-3 passes with green compound.
If I still need to do more passes I'll do little to next to no pressure until I cant feel any burr.
I'll then wipe the edge clean and do a couple of again next to no pressure on a paddle strop.
I'll then test the edge on thin paper like phone book paper/thin till receipt paper and then rizzla green.
I sharpen my knives to 17 dps on the SG stone,
I don't have expensive knives atm ( I own knives from ikea ( vőrda range),
I have sharpened family global knives the same and have achieved the same results for what my 50p is worth