NEWBIE honing

hi guys, should the spine touche the stone when honing???

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Originally Posted by ri7ani

hi guys, should the spine touche the stone when honing???

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generally yes.
You can also tape it to prevent wear.

but wouldn't residue from the tape stick to the stone???

Here's a good place to start (the Wiki):
Beginner's Guide to Honing - Straight Razor Place Wiki

...and the entire honing section in the wiki:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/srpwi...ategory:Honing

We all have to start somewhere so it is not a stupid question but it indicates that you need to do a bit of homework before you start actually honing. The SRP Wiki honing section noted by radaddict is the place to start and check out the videos of Lynn and heavydutystg137.

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Originally Posted by ri7ani

but wouldn't residue from the tape stick to the stone???

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I use electric tape and no residue on the stones