I've read a bit about tape and no tape and understand the positives and negatives. For me, I feel I'll hone without tape, unless I need to go < 4k and I doubt I will (I won't be restoring razors, just maintaining). My question is, if I wish to refresh an edge where tape was used, by refreshing on a Shapton 16k with out tape am I just polishing the sides of the edge and not actually sharpening the edge? If I wish to hone all my razors without tape, can I keep trying to refresh the edge with the 16k or do I need to go back to reset the bevel with the 4 or 8k on those I've bought where tape was used to set the bevel?