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08-03-2009, 08:25 PM #1
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08-03-2009, 08:33 PM #2
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Oh yeah, it has a nice video which you should find helpful.
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08-04-2009, 12:59 PM #3
The spine *ALWAYS* touches the hone (and strop), unlike honing a knife. If you were to lift the spine at all you will mess up the edge. Note that some people put a piece of electrical tape on the spine to reduce the "spine wear" during honing, but many (including me) don't do that. If you have a fancy razor that has etching on the spine or gold wash you want to protect, then it might be a good idea to tape, but once you use tape you always need to use tape unless you completely reset the bevel.
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