Quote Originally Posted by bigbassman83 View Post
Won't taping the spine change the angle of the bevel? Also, how hard is it to see anamolies in the spine?
When you are first on the hone use the black marker on the edge to see if it is making contact with the blade flat on the hone. If the marker is not removed evenly then it may be a smiling blade or a slightly... or worse.... warped or unevenly ground spine. There are honing methods to get around those situations without correcting the spine. It just depends on what the situation is and what you want to do with it.