Thread: New reason for taping the spine

Originally Posted by Memorael

So I taped the spine on an Imperial razor which had some uneven bevels and uneven spine wear and Voila, the bevel is now straight as can be and produces a very nice shave I might add.

Memorael
how in the world you by putting 1 layer of the tape and fix the bevel. this is really not simple to do.
if i am understanding you right.
you mean you just put 1 layer of tape and fix the back problem which was in the blade before?
Second bevel has not much to do with shaving. it could be wider in some part of the blade but narrower other will not affect the quality of the edge?
You should worry about the edge. As long as your edge doesn't have thrown you should be ok.(straight)
i am not trying to be PITA just cannot understand you.

I have had to use tape to "fix" the bevel on some screwed up, twisted old wedges that would have taken FOR EVER to get in shaving shape without resorting to tape.

Sometimes it's the only option besides breadknifing, unless you have access to a belt sander and the ability to use it properly for razors.

well the thing is, if the spine has some spots which are higher the edge will not have the same amount of contact on the edge producing either a smile, or uneven hone wear on the edge. Then if you think about it taping the spine with something like electrical tape will produce a nice even spine as long as the tape isn't stretched. this in turn will promote even hone contact at the edge giving you as a result an even edge.
Also at least for me the second bevel does produce an edge that I feel is more comfortable, I also find that the angles I have to work the blade at change quite a bit or else I get some stubble. It is also important to note that depending on the size of the blade you might actually have to do some very nasty hone wear in order to get an angle low enough to produce a shaving edge, on bigger edges say 5/8 and above I believe the tape will fix uneven edges, meaning all it will do is promote an even grind.
I am currently working on another razor which is smaller close to 4/8 to figure out how this taping will work on smaller edges I will report my findings later. Thanks.