Honing NOS suggestions

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Attached are two new purchases. Both have not ever been honed. One is a 5/8 Henkels Zwillingerwerks and the other is a 15/16 Herder, ABR, Shon; Solingen.
I am fairly new at honing but have been successful with the traditional methods. I set a bevel with the 4k, and then worked an edge with a 8k then moved to the 16k then to CROX, then to the leather.
I have read a bit about the Double Bevel using tape to protect the spine. I had tried to do it with a chipped razor I had restored by grinding down to clear the compromised section. I was not very successful and thought that angle was too radical since there was already a bit of hone wear already on the spine. I went to a traditional method and it sharpened right up to a nice shave ready state.
Any suggestions about whether to try this or just go with the usual? The idea of not showing any hone wear on the spine is fairly attractive. What are the experiences with this method?
Any suggestions on procedures?

Thanks
Headdoc