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I guess that is what I really see in the microscope, the bevel being polished, and to me it looked like the side without tape didn't get fully in contact with the CrOx.

I can't really tell if...

Sounds like I'm on thin ice here :)

Okay, not smooth as in SMOOTH, but there was some improvement from the 12K (at least it looked like it was)

When I finish on CrOx I usaually do ~30-35 laps...

So I tried to do some experimenting today, I honed a Hellberg wedge on Naniwas 1-3-8-12K with one layer of electrical tape.

I then gave it 15 laps on a balsa strop pasted with CrOx, one side with...

I got a razor I'm going to hone tomorrow, I will hone it with tape, and finish on pasted balsa. I'll try to do one side with tape and the other without, and see if there's any visual difference in...

Thanks gyus, I guess I sums up to what I expected: It will probably not be a problem to strop on balsa w/o tape, but to be sure, keep it on :)

Once I was told that it's never necessary to tape the spine when finishing or touching up a razor on a pasted balsa strop, but lately I have been thinking about this, and have started to question...