Originally Posted by
Matt69
I'm still pretty new to honing, and after producing some very uneven wear to the spine on a practice razor I've always used tape.
One thing I do which might help other beginners: peel off the tape carefully and straighten it out - examining it when it's flat shows very clearly if you are toe-heavy or heel heavy, or if (as in my case) I was using different pressures on the towards and away strokes.