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No. If the stabilizer is not hitting the hone, and if you are getting a full cut into the full length of the blade, especially at the heel, then you are good to go. You can leave the stabilizer as...

I'm not sure of what you described, but you can easily determine if the stabilizer is in the way. Hone a few strokes on a coarse hone and see if you get any scratching on the stabilizer. If you...

I think the opposite would be true. You don't need to worry about hone wear aesthetics and when the spine is worn that far, the surface is wider so the pressure would be spread farther and so the...