Thread: Why tape the spine?

Originally Posted by Leighton

I believe that the closest we can come to "the right way" is the way the custom razor smith designed his razors to be honed.

So true! Here's a picture of my custom Livi and the steel cuff he created for it to be used when honing. Given how strongly Dave feels about taping and honing, my guess is this is just going to p1ss him off royally!

Originally Posted by majurey

So true! Here's a picture of my custom Livi and the steel cuff he created for it to be used when honing. Given how strongly Dave feels about taping and honing, my guess is this is just going to p1ss him off royally!

It would be cool if someone started mass marketing those steel honing cuffs..........at least for the big wedges - it would be nice to be able to just slide on the cuff and start honing, rather than laying on layers of tape and measuring them carefully. And you wouldn't worry about the tape eroding as you hone.

I guess it would be hard to do this because you'd need different sizes for different razors, but a guy can dream.