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12-12-2010, 10:42 PM #4
I think it depends on the skill of the honer. A heavy handed honer might cause some wear. Just from my own experience, I honed all razors with tape my first year doing it because I was afraid of causing excessive spine wear.
After a year or so I felt more confident in my ability and began trying it without tape. I took a micrometer and measured the spine on a new old stock vintage razor before I honed it and after. This included setting the bevel on a 1k stone and using the pyramid method with the 4/8 norton and finishing on a higher grit. In that particular razor there was no appreciable spine wear.
I've continued honing without tape since then. The only time I use tape is on Damascus (pattern welded steel) razors to avoid taking off the surface etching. Nothing wrong with using tape and if I honed for other people I probably would. As it is I only hone my own so that isn't an issue. So far I've had no issues with untoward spine wear.Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.