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To tape or not to tape has been an ongoing debate. If you do a forum search you will find lively discussions on the topic with strongly held opinions on both sides. I opt to tape all of mine because...

If you tape the spine, set the bevel and continue to hone throughout the whole progression it will come out just fine. If you tape it only for the bevel setting you will have to remove a bit of metal...

Good move to send it to Glen. In a perfect world the bevel would be uniform for the length of the blade and on either side. Unfortunately it ain't always that way. If the spine isn't spot on you may...