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I do tape that one, the shiny part was from the previous owner. The tape definitely helps with faster honing. I thought those scratches looked like grinder marks. They're only at the spine and bevel...

Bringing back an old thread... I was wondering about this too. On both of my old near wedges (~150 yrs old) theres some gnarly hone wear, but it sits above the surface of the hone if you lay the...