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I've done that with a razor that was trouble to hone and put away for later, it was not pretty under the tape...lol!

Don't leave the tape on 24/7 as water will get behind it and cause rust. Just always have two ready to go, if one needs a touch up, grab the other one. Then you don't have to use tape mid shave

Use the tape, either way it will work. If you didn't use tape to hone and you did with the barber hone, you will create a secondary bevel much like the unicot Coticule method which should be just...