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The way I read it:

He goes to one layer of tape, but he first starts there with a 1k stone, which is still quite aggressive, and will have no problem with bulk material removal.

He doesn'...

I just re-read your post.

I think since you set your bevel with three layers of tape, you have to stick with that throughout the process, or you will truly get frustrated at not getting anywhere...

Personally, I don't bother taping when honing a wedge. That's just me.

My thinking is you have a super meaty piece of steel, and there's no reason to baby it. I hit mine up with 220, 320, 400,...