Thread: Barber's Hone touch-up

Suddenly - this makes sense!

I've tried my Boker paddle strop / barbers hone on a practice razor and the blade just didn't seem to connect, and if I adjusted the blade, it felt like the blade as biting in...tape on the spine would provide the proper angle I guess to ensure the blade, not the spine, met the hone.

Would you use tape on a coticule as well...I've seen vids where no tape is used?

Originally Posted by Phrank

....Would you use tape on a coticule as well...I've seen vids where no tape is used?

Rank amateur here, so hold my words loosely...

As I suspected, it is less important whether you do or don't use tape (there are exceptions to every rule). Rather, if you start with it stay with it. Be consistent. The tape changes the angle of approach so doing a touch-up without tape, on a blade that has had it's bevel set with tape means the bevel edge is going to be rounded.

That said, adding a layer of tape to a blade that has it's bevel set without it will produce a micro bevel.. not necessarily a bad thing.

There are two exceptions to this rule that I have come across... The Unicot method of one stone honing on a coti relies on adding a layer of tape towards the finish as does Tim Zowada's honing technique.