Quote Originally Posted by huntmol View Post
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Why is the secondary bevel created by adding two layers of tape after the initial bevel is set and sharpened? I would think that the best compromise between sharpness and edge longevity would come by sharpening the razor up to 8000 grit using one layer of tape, and then only adding one more layer of tape for the final light strokes on the finishing hone.

Any thoughts, guys?
How about this.
you set bevel and sharpen blade with 2 layers of the electric tape .when you want to (last stage) instead of adding 1 layer tape just take 1 layer of . Now what will be differences between this 2 actions?