Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
No thoughts just math,,,

If you look back in the archives you will find that one of our resident math whiz's did the math for a 5/8 razor and the angle change is less than 1/2 a degree.... Keep in mind that if you actually believe anything about the reasons that one should not tape the spine it is the angle and that the angle of all razors was somehow scientifically deduced for each size of razor...Which if true would mean that the increase in angle would still be slightly less than 1/2 a degree.....
Did that make any sense?????
It does Glen and I think I recall reading that in other threads on the topic when I first came around. I just have an intuitive feeling, nothing scientific, that the 4/8 is from edge to spine is too short for the tape not to make a difference. I guess I need to take a 4/8 that I have honed with tape and work on it without tape to see if it makes a difference.