Thread: Will some razors just not sharpen without the use of tape?

There's a very detailed (and I might add, very smart) page over at Belgium Coticule dedicated to honing wedge razors

http://www.coticule.be/wedges.html

in which the creation of secondary bevels using tape is strongly endorsed. It even offers up an .xml file where you can calculate bevel angle upon inputting blade and spine width. I had the same problem as you honing a Greaves full wedge with a massive bevel. 3 layers of electrical tape and 50 passes on a Naniwa 1K later, I was popping arm hair like corn.