Yep way too much thought. I will and I won't. It just depends.
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Yep way too much thought. I will and I won't. It just depends.
Oh, you guys are funny. Probably shave by using good Karma.
I used to tape all the time, but quit because I am lazy and I would always forget to tape when I touched up the razor.
This subject has been so beat up over the years, that I am astounded anyone would yet start another thread on it. I may not be able to get a razor as sharp and smooth as Glen, but the amount of hone wear I put on one is virtually negligible. Most of the real hone wear that I see on razors comes from new honesters who spend way too much time on the hones or on one that has been on a wheel or belt or simply abused over the years.
In my opinion taping is purely a personal preference, but it can cause just as much problem as not on a razor with a flattened and uneven spine which may or may not be the same on both sides. With tape you still have all that uneven wear showing on the bevel uless you use multiple layers or huge rolling X strokes.
I do agree with taping Damascus razors or spine or razors that need a lot of steel taken off the edge for repairs, but this is my personal preference. All I can say is that I have honed and hone more than most and don't see the need.
Have fun,
Lynn
For those who are not getting enough 'action' in this thread, do an advanced search with the keywords, "tape the spine" ( with quotation marks) in the honing forum and you will have 20 pages going back to 2006. :popcorn:
Well, I've finally made it onto Google. I've got that going for me now!