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Before honing the bevel, I like to be sure that the back side is flat and polished as many have advised. I attach a 6" rule to the back side so that I only have to polish a small area instead of the whole back. (Different story with chisels, though)

To try to re-polish only the same area each time that I re-hone, I have scribed lines on the front side where the rule should be. I have filled in the carbide scribe lines with red ink so they show in the picture.
Forrest

Hopefully you are right, Bob!

I do it because it is quick and I can assess the tip for any damage. If the backside gets scratched along the way a quick re-polish will show that I need to re-flatten.

Forrest