To tape or not to tape?

**riooso** · 03-30-2011, 05:23 PM

It is like this. If you think tape is a pain don't use it. I have an absolutely beautiful Robert Williams that I refuse to let the spine hit a rock, Japanese or not!

Who can blame me?
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Most of the rest don't get tape.

The only exception is when I am honing out a small chip on the edge......any razor deserves tape in that instance.

Take Care,
Richard

**LinacMan** · 03-30-2011, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by 1OldGI

OK, I tape my spines prior to honing. Does this mean I will go blind, grow hair on my palms or burn in the lake of fire?

Only if you faceturbate after you use your freshly honed (taped or not) razor.

**BigJim** · 03-30-2011, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by riooso

It is like this. If you think tape is a pain don't use it. I have an absolutely beautiful Robert Williams that I refuse to let the spine hit a rock, Japanese or not!

Who can blame me?
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Most of the rest don't get tape.

The only exception is when I am honing out a small chip on the edge......any razor deserves tape in that instance.

Take Care,
Richard

That is one beautiful razor. Absolutely gorgeous, and it WOULD be a crime IMHO to not tape it when honing.

**onimaru55** · 03-31-2011, 12:10 AM

Now I know how they make those funny looking numbers you have to type in on internet sites for security purposes.

**time2shave** · 03-31-2011, 01:02 AM

I didn't realize this topic has been talked to death.

My post is about the long term wear, not the temporary angle increase due to tape thickness.
With that in mind, taping guarantees that the angle will increase every time you hone your razor. Unless you alternate 'tape - no tape'.

I have read where people talk about razors passed across several generations.
If I can only have one or the other, I will take a functional razor with a keen angle over one that has a spine in mint condition and an angle of 30+ degrees.
To me, functionality is beautiful. But you may have other goals in mind.

**gugi** · 03-31-2011, 01:12 AM

Well, since this doesn't die I don't think it's been talked to death yet.

The biggest problem is that most of the talk is based on nothing but speculations. No much honing experience, no much razor experience....

Here's the issue - a poorly maintained razor is bad no matter if it were honed with tape, or without tape, or any combination of these. And for a properly maintained razor it makes no difference if it was used by 7 generations, the wear is insignificant.

My solution is to stay away from the poorly maintained razors, that's why tape or no tape is pretty much irrelevant.

**onimaru55** · 03-31-2011, 01:19 AM

Originally Posted by gugi

My solution is to stay away from the poorly maintained razors.

A splendid principle !

**JimmyHAD** · 03-31-2011, 01:31 AM

Originally Posted by gugi

Here's the issue - a poorly maintained razor is bad no matter if it were honed with tape, or without tape, or any combination of these. And for a properly maintained razor it makes no difference if it was used by 7 generations, the wear is insignificant.

My solution is to stay away from the poorly maintained razors, that's why tape or no tape is pretty much irrelevant.

Absoulutely spot on.

**joenasarino** · 04-13-2011, 11:29 PM

Wanna trade that Robert Williams for some Zeepks? I'll give you like a hundred

**riooso** · 04-14-2011, 01:50 AM

Thanks! I love her dearly! I don't have a lot of razors so she is solidly in my rotation.

Thanks a lot,
Richard

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