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I started out the same way, buying lots of ebay specials and working on honing. I was lucky to have a forum member with a lot of experience to start me in the right direction with personal lessons. He used 1 layer of tape and so did I for the first year. I don't use tape anymore but I'm glad that I did when I was learning. When I was starting out I might have overdid the pressure and skinned up some spines unnecessarily. Not an issue now. Good luck with your honing.
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I only tape on problem edges till the problem goes away. Than off comes the tape and set the bevel and move on.
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Using a pyramid to update a razor is like adjusting the time on a watch with a hammer.
