Should I be taping the spine when touching up my razors on a barber hone, or would this wear be negligible? I only do a handful of passes to restore the edge.
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Should I be taping the spine when touching up my razors on a barber hone, or would this wear be negligible? I only do a handful of passes to restore the edge.
More important than the wear is how the current bevel was set.
If tape was used for that, I would tape it when refreshing it on the barber hone as well.
If it wasn't, then I wouldn't bother with it, as it would create a micro-bevel.
Nothing wrong with a micro-bevel, but I would use the same regimen on any razor when it comes to taping or not.
On the stones that is, stropping doesn't need that regardless of previous honing.
If the razor was honed with tape you should use tape when touching up regardless of type of hone, if it was honed without tape you touch it up without as well.
The reason is that the angle of the bevel will be different with and without tape, if you have a razor that was honed without tape and you touch it up with tape you will create a microbevel, if it was honed with and you touch it up without the very tip of the bevel won't get in contact with the hone.
Edit: Mr.B beat me, I must be a slow typer :)
Thank you for the information gentlemen. It makes perfect sense. I guess the key here is asking those who honed my blades whether tape was used or not. Thank you!
Is it usually possible to tell from looking at the spine if the razors been honed without tape?Quote:
Originally Posted by RodneyOK
No...Quote:
Originally Posted by TomBrooklyn
But honestly unless the razor was honed using multiple layers of tape (A restore) it is pretty much a moot point, there is just way to much thought put in on Tape - vs- No tape rather then experimentation with honing on actual hones...
If in doubt using a layer of tape is the safe approach
It would, just a few wipes on a very fine hone will barely affect the spine.Quote:
Originally Posted by RodneyOK
If you got a USB microscope or a very powerful loupe you can just do a couple dozen laps on the barber hone and look at it under the scope. If the barber hone makes a bevel way up from the edge and doesn't come down to it, then the bevel was probly set with tape. And obviously you will have to use tape to quickly hone the razor on your BH. OTOH you could also reset the bevel without tape and then not have to ever mess with tape when doing douchups. Your razor. But the touchup does no good unless it hits the edge.
Are you sure ????Quote:
Originally Posted by TulaneBoy
Well, yeah, I believe so. But what part exactly do you mean? I am sure you got a lot to teach me and I value your opinions and advice.Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun
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Originally Posted by TulaneBoy
Then perhaps you should read post 6 again, then take out a razor that has been set with one layer of tape, shave it, strop it and repeat until it just starts to go south, then put it on a BH without tape and do the testing.. I bet what you find is exactly whet I found, it is a moot point... Let me know how that goes in a year or so because once you prove it to yourself you should probably repeat it a few time to make sure of the findings...
I am NOT being mean or picking on you, what I am saying is do the tests and learn, rather then the parroting of the same old un-proved info..
For a new bevel doing the test you are talking about, set the bevel with one layer of tape, then remove the tape and re-set that same bevel, I found that in less then 20 light laps on a 4k hone that taped bevel is gone, that is just how small it really is... You should try that too
As for the change of the bevel angle you mentioned in another thread,
http://straightrazorpalace.com/hones...ml#post1230450
stating the same thing that many have, you might try a long run experiment rather then repeating the same stuff..
Using a taped spine WILL change the bevel angle but again in real life it is a moot point,
http://straightrazorpalace.com/advan...-theories.html
Now please do NOT just take my word, for it, like you have somebody else's, take the next few years doing the tests and prove it to yourself ...
Actually when I stop and think about it, that is reasonable advice. Thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by gssixgun