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No, just to avoid all that work using an extra fine hone polishing all that metal that doesn't need it. Don't use electrical tape for this, BTW, use scotch tape instead. That lifts the spine enough...

You should do the initial honing without tape, then when the razor is popping hair and you're moving to your highest grit hone, then if you want you can tape the spine with some thin tape (like 3M...