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When I use one of them I always tape the spine to avoid taking it down too much (and making it uneven). Also, since you're not taking down the spine, it helps you keep the edge paralle. Tings change...

This would certainly make it easy to hon because you're no longer honing the entire side, but it seems to me that all those layers of tape would change your bevel angle too much.

Why do you do that? Do you lead with the heel?

A Real wedge has no hollow to the sides, so you're honing the entire side surface to create the edge. That's what makes it so tough to hone. You're taking down the entire surface.

My only real...