Thread: Curious about the relations ship between honing a taped spine and stropping ...

I use one layer of tape on all of the razors that I hone and I have honed a lot of them. I remove the tape when I am done honing. Stropping with out the tape hasn't been an issue. Note that Tim Zowada hones with one layer and once shave ready he puts two more layers on for a total of three and then hones further to create a double bevel. He recommends using one layer of tape on spine when stropping but specifies that the only purpose is to protect the Damascus finish on the spine. Here are his instructions.