Thread: Honing a micro bevel without tape.

Originally Posted by hi_bud_gl

if you have quality blade you don't need to have double bevel etc.
it is all illusion that double bevel is sharper etc.
double bevel or taping of the spine in last stage of honing will help you only if your blades quality is low and adding 1 layer gives a little more support to the edge which doesn't brake down.
hope this helps.
gl

From my experience I have found something similar where the edge makes you think it's sharper because the angle changes for the shave and the shaving sounds different but really isn't that much off?

If you had a BBW I would go to that next and then finish on coticule water.

I'm not a fan of double bevels and the only place I use them are with my two Zowada's. They came with double bevels and the first time I needed to hone them I removed the Double bevel in favor of a single however I found the edge simply did not hold up with a single bevel. After about 10 shaves the blade would increasingly microchip just from use. I went back to the double and the edge holds up much better.

The fact that your trying and observing the differences is good.
The prior posts have really answered this well. The major objection I have is that a double bevel is not necessary for most razors and your method lacks consistent control over the pressure and the consequent angle on the bevel. Consistency of angle is the key for straight razors.

Just my $.02,