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I tape for one reason and one reason only, aesthetics.
When I first started honing my own razors, I was using an old Diamond king barber's hone... It's probably a 10k, smooth as glass, and it still...

The only time I hone without tape is if there is already spine wear, and it has scratches in it, then I will take the tape off after I'm done on my 8k, and do the remainder of my honing without, to...

It would take a great deal of honing to wear a blade down to such a degree that it changes the geometry, A blade that has been honed is just that, I don't see how taping the spine is dishonest. When...

Even if there is significant hone wear, if it's still a nice razor, taping the spine will delay the inevitable.
I tape the spine on anything with goldwash, or blueing, anything new or with limited...