Thread: What's the deal with tape?

When I think 7.62 I think .39.
Anyhow, I'm just learning to hone so I'm using tape so I don't destroy the razor while I figure out what I'm doing.
And I personally prefer my .41 mag. It's a dirty bastard of a forgotten cartridge but it will stop anything that moves on this continent. Except an Abrams. I might need all six shots to stop one of those.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

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Oh and .45 acp rules

Nuff said. I'd never should have given up my commander Colt 1911.

Although when it comes to long guns, a 30 ough 6 is hard to beat.

I use tape. Not because I know what I'm doing, but because I spend so much time on the stones that I'd destroy the razor if I didn't. And also because Glen said so, and one does not argue with Glen when it comes to honing or guns.


Marcos

I use tape.

Shoot whatever pistol caliber you can shoot accurately.

Originally Posted by Goggles

Please, lets keep the thread "on topic".

What kind of tape is that on the tip?

To be honest with you, I was suffering from a case of "Paralysis by Analysis" and for that reason, put off honing for about six months. I was taping, then heard about "double bevels" and stopped taping. I used good ol' fashioned electric tape purchased at a hardware store.

Honestly, I don't know what to do the next time. My gut feeling is that it doesn't matter all that much because the razor figures to last a long time either way.

As I have mentioned in a couple of other posts, the one essential I have is a little 100x microscope that tells me if I have honed enough.

One preference I have developed is for razors without etching on the blade, so that I am free to hone and polish without worrying about the finish.

This stuff is not rocket science. Is there a part of the razor that you do not want abraded for some reason? Tape that part. Don't care? Don't use tape. Bevel angles, blade geometries, molecular structure of the polymer chains used in the tape ..... none of that is important for everyday honing.

Traditionally coticules were/are used as touch up stones (I've heard many old-time barbers in Australia call them a "Barber's yellow -or Belgian- stone", and have been told by same that they were used much like the Barber's hones), so I am not surprised tape was never mentioned.

James.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

This stuff is not rocket science. Is there a part of the razor that you do not want abraded for some reason? Tape that part. Don't care? Don't use tape. Bevel angles, blade geometries, molecular structure of the polymer chains used in the tape ..... none of that is important for everyday honing.

Traditionally coticules were/are used as touch up stones (I've heard many old-time barbers in Australia call them a "Barber's yellow -or Belgian- stone", and have been told by same that they were used much like the Barber's hones), so I am not surprised tape was never mentioned.

James.

Sorry James, but I have read your post several times now and I am still a bit confused. Which handgun do you prefer?

For those members subscribed to this thread and serious about honing, I introduce the tape gun.

Tape Dispenser, Tape Gun in Stock - Uline

LOL. Used a tapegun for years as a packer, never on razors tho. Beware the teeth on the cutting edge

In the words of Homer Simpson: "OHHHHHHHHHHH TAAAAAAPE"