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+1 on Glenn's comment.
I would add that a magic marker and a 10x magnifier
can make it easy to see the new bevel replace the
old. If you use a red marker you will see a thin red
line for a...

Mostly right.
Most folk use tape when a razor is new
and later hone without it.

Tape does smooth out some spine irregularities
and speed up the honing process. If you look
at the differences...