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I used to hold to the idea that the spine and bevel needed to wear together. I honed with tape for a year, then without it for about a year. I finally came to the conclusion that tape is a better...

Maybe so. It should have removed the ink at the bevel, not necessarily the ink that was over top of the bevel. If it wasn't catching the ink at the bevel something else must be going on.

BTW, my...

+1 to both of the above posts. Try taking it back to your thuri for a few strokes. Might 'take the harsh off the edge. I've also had that experience with high grit synthetics when I was used to a...