Quote Originally Posted by John Crowley View Post
OUTSTANDING EXPLANATION and absolutely correct. If you tape the spine you will eventually thicken the shaving bevel. Pretty soon you have a nice pocket knife.

John
Quote Originally Posted by John Crowley View Post
I agree with your theory but not your conclusion here. The idea is to have the sharpest possible edge and that posability deminishes over time when the spine is taped. Besides - taping the spine is silly anyway. If properly honed you will never notice the difference because the side of the spine will be polished - especially on a new or nearly new razor.

I gotta ask John, just how much time are you talking here????
Weeks , Months , Years, Decades, Centuries ?????
Inquiring minds would like to know???? I know it's sorta silly to ask of course.....