Thread: Stropping a wedge?

Originally Posted by jojingo

tape on spine changes edge angle and creates a multibevel edge.
therefore it would be better to strop with tape also, to have the angles the same when stropping as when honing

I hope you take this in the right spirit, as no offence is meant, but I think that may be worrying about it all too much.

Firstly, it doesn't necessarily create "multibevels". If you create a bevel with tape & progress right through with the same amount of tape, then there's only one bevel.

Secondly, it just doesn't make enough difference to require a tape honed razor to be taped when stropping.

Tape does cause the bevel to edge relationship to alter over time, but unless you're honing on a weekly basis, I don't think you'll notice much during your lifetime.