Thread: To tape or not to tape?

Originally Posted by gssixgun

To the OP, seriously, do you have any idea how many times this exact same discussion has been posted ???? with the exact same drawings, and the exact same assumptions??

You were probably confused by the red lines. This should help:

(To the OP, this wasn't directed at you, just the topic.)

Originally Posted by Lynn

OK......who likes tape and who doesn't..............

I like tape but I don't have time for it. By the time you've cut and applied a piece of tape to your razor, I've honed, stropped, and test-shaved a dozen Dovos

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

I like tape but I don't have time for it. By the time you've cut and applied a piece of tape to your razor, I've honed, stropped, and test-shaved a dozen Dovos

Told ya a zillion times not to exaggerate

I like blue tape.

Question: what have we learned when the hanging hair sticks to the tape?

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Well Alan we didn't even make it one week let alone one month LOL

To the OP, seriously, do you have any idea how many times this exact same discussion has been posted ???? with the exact same drawings, and the exact same assumptions??

And after the 100's of threads on this topic,,, the outcome has never changed, there is no, noteworthy difference between 1 layer of tape, and no tape, other then protecting the spine...
There are at least 10 theories that have come from these discussions both for and against Tape basically Tape if ya want, and don't Tape if ya don't want

But yes yer "science" is correct, but only if you can hone with perfectly even pressure edge to spine, and you are assuming that the spine is as hard as the edge on all razors (which is not true) so again honing is not Rocket Science, or any other kind either

What Glen said.

I tape everything except Japanese razors, and the only reason I do that is because I think spine wear is ugly and I want to avoid that on all my blades.

I also use tape when I hone for others because I think I should return the razor in the same condition that I got it in, except sharp...!

OK,

I don't want to spend a lot of money on store bought tape.

Can anyone tell me how I can make my own electrical tape on the cheap........

I'd like it to be as precise as possible to protect my spines and encourage a great shaving angle if possible.........

Thanks guys..............

Originally Posted by Lynn

I don't want to spend a lot of money on store bought tape.
Can anyone tell me how I can make my own electrical tape on the cheap........

You can MacGyver some up with several dozen pair of panty hose, a bucket of roofing tar, and a TIG welder. When you're ready, I'll PM you with instructions.

Originally Posted by mbaglio100

You can MacGyver some up with several dozen pair of panty hose, a bucket of roofing tar, and a TIG welder. When you're ready, I'll PM you with instructions.

Awesome! Me too. Do you have instructions on how to MacGyver up a bucket of roofing tar and a TIG welder? I think I can steal the panty-hoes from my wife, but if you have instructions on that, I'll take those too!

Too much. Too much!