Thread: Tape on a bevel repair?

I've been working on a razor to remove a few chips in the bevel. I've been using a 220 Norton without any tape. I imagine in the next few passes the chips will be removed and I will be moving onto the 1000/4000/8000 hone progression recommended by the Wiki to set the bevel.

My question is should I now apply the tape to the spine? I have not used tape to remove the chips in the bevel.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Personally, I would not. I do tape sometimes on a repair like you are talking about an on a 220 which is really abrasive, it protects excessive spine wear. If the spine is already heavily flattened, then it really won't matter.

Have fun,

Lynn

Originally Posted by Lynn

Personally, I would not. I do tape sometimes on a repair like you are talking about an on a 220 which is really abrasive, it protects excessive spine wear. If the spine is already heavily flattened, then it really won't matter.

Have fun,

Lynn

Thanks for the response. So you know, the razor in question is a Gebr. Becker "Black Wing" full hollow that does not reveal much visible spine wear. I only used the 220 after many passes on the 1K with minimal reduction of the chip. The 1K did not seem to be removing the chip very well.
I have not done enough passes on the 220 that is has introduced any spine wear but it has removed much of the chip. I will continue with the work tomorrow and think the chip will be gone after 20-30 or less X strokes on the 220.

I'll take your advice a not use the tape.

FYI, I am having fun!!

Some people may think this is a bit radical but works just fine for me.
If you feel comfortable enough, you can try a few passes with the spine off the stone on a Diamond plate. I do that on my 325 which is fairly worn off. Keep low angle and you will be able to remove the chip much faster, then continue with your normal honing routine.
If the chip is not big I just take the time to hone it out.

For me, it depends on how large the chip is. If it's big, I'll go with the spine up at a low angle on a DMT (grit depends on chip size). If it's not too big, I'll use tape and hone it out on the 1k. As Lynn said, this is to protect the spine from excessive wear.

This is one of those things where you can read about how different people do it, but you really need to figure out what you are comfortable with and what works for you (at least, that is my opinion).

This afternoon I honed several chips out of an IXL blade using a 325 DMT with a very low angle with the spine up. 25 circles with light pressure and 30 sets of X's with very, very light pressure. Worked great.

Doing circles with the spine lifted in lieu of the dreaded breadknifing works wonders for repair jobs big and small. It also makes re-setting the bevel easier too.

Have fun.

Lynn