Quote Originally Posted by GrEgZteR View Post
Ok, I have finally gotten my razor to shave ready, therefore I think I learned how to hone properly. I'm not gonna lie it took some time to learn. I've been using to layers of tape when honing. I'm doing that to preserve the spine. Now what would you suggest should I keep doing the same thing or change my technique (with out the tape) and why?

Gregory
You said: "I have finally gotten my razor to shave ready,"

So what ever you are doing works... stick with it for a while.

Refresh the edge with the same amount of tape and same
hone you last used.

It is entirely up to you as guided by your personal shave test.

For me any hone coarser than 1K gets tape on the spine.
When switching to or honing on a 1K hone I remove the tape
for the last ten or 20 hone strokes on the 1K to set the final
bevel and do not use tape on my 4K/8k/12K hones.

This guideline (not a rule) seems to strike a good balance and
uses a fast enough hone to set the bevel for the finer hones that
are gentler on the spine.

Once correctly honed I find that all I need is my 12K and
a rare visit to my Norton 4k/8k combo to refresh the edge.
i.e. no tape.