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Ill try to explain what happens with the tape on the spine with an experiment, try getting a piece of glass or anything that is flat, then put a small grain of something like a large piece of salt or...

well the thing is, if the spine has some spots which are higher the edge will not have the same amount of contact on the edge producing either a smile, or uneven hone wear on the edge. Then if you...

Last night I was honing a Crown & Sword which had a LOT of spine wear, so much in fact that I couldn't get the thing to get sharp at all, it seemed like the pine was to thin to produce a nice angle...