tape when honing: myths, fact, and opinion
im curious as to how many prefer tape vs. no tape when honing. i'm sure taping does increase the angle by aprox. .5 of a degree on initial honing on a new razor and, as far as i know(newb here), after a great amount of time the angle will exponentially increase as the blade width decreases. Although i cannot perceive that amount of material being removed in my life time, is it really a problem to tape during honing? i'm a little bit necrotic when it comes to my razors, that i have just restored, having hone wear on them. especially since i only finish on a norton 8k.