Originally Posted by
Slawman
Not a big fan of tape. When was this practice started?? I sure don't know but I asked a retired barber if they ever taped the spine of a razor to hone it & he just shook his head & looked at me funny. I will go with the man who used a razor to make a good part of his living. He touched up with a 3 line Swaty & had a Shell horsehide strop. Used a Coti to hone with & that was it. He had about 6 to 8 razors in his rotation. To bad he is gone now. Started as a Barber in the army.