Quote Originally Posted by RoyalCake View Post
Input from novice:
I think you're good to go with tape. If nothing else you may not be hitting the whole bevel width, but that doesn't matter, cause you'll be hitting the edge. On the other hand if they were honed with tape and you don't use any, you may find you're not getting to the edge.
I've had a couple that were bevel set with no tape, and I use tape on the finishing (8k and up) with no issues.
Royal Cake is spot on about the tape issue, but I would say that if you were just doing a simple refresh of an edge that is just starting to tug a bit a 'full slurry refresh' would be a bit of an overkill. Best to just try a few very light laps on the 16k with just water. I would go with maybe 5-10 very smooth and light laps, then strop on linen and leather and see how that works for you. JMHO....