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I never actually said "math" :-p

Also, +1 to what you said about declogging hones, in the event that it happens.

Yup, lots and lots of honing. If you think about it, the bevel angle changes when the ratio of the spine width to the blade width (edge to spine) changes. So let's say you always tape - that keeps...

As I said above, if you take the tape off after you set the bevel and don't reset the bevel, you will not be honing the edge of the razor. Only the very back of the bevel will make contact with the...

The only parts of the razor that touch the hone are the thin bands on the spine and edge, so those are the only parts that get scratched.

One thing from the original post that didn't get brought up - If you set the bevel with tape, you need to keep the same amount of tape on all the way through (unless you reset the bevel after taking...