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Three good reads for new honers

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honing/81337-beginners-1k-shave.html

http://straightrazorpalace.com/honing/77726-famous-infamous-norton-4-8-janorton-2012-a.html...

Yes, looks like very little hone wear on that spine and no glaring geometry issues present so 1 layer of tape should do just fine, as it wears out just keep it fresh..

If you are wearing out tape...

Looking at the pics I see nothing that stands out that should hamper your honing lessons :)

Might I suggest using tape to learn to set the bevel, then after you have a solid bevel set...