..and the question is-

What if any problem/disadvantage/evil juju/wickedness/etc. can be potentially encountered should one just choose to hone their razors right on the rock? No tape, no double tape, no dili-uni-or other cote, just steel and stone. Regardless if the blade in queation has a history of being honed and/or bevel set with a taped (or double taped) spine??

I am at that point with my razors that they all seem to offer up a decent enough edge by just using the correct pressure and number of strokes on a progression of different grits. Some blades I have I know were not set up with tape; others I know were. What will be my problems (if any) if I just re-assign the electric tape to the tool box for dutues of an exclusively electric nature??