Quote Originally Posted by stuhaz View Post
I'm thinking of getting one of these great looking razors - however I'm not sure if the fancy spine needs special attention when honing.

What do you experienced guys do when honing these fancy spine blades - is taping the spine the "norm" here? also, in this thread with suggested bevel work, again would the spine be best taped, and wouldn't that result in always having to use tape when subsequently touching up?

Thanks.

Stuart
I don't believe you will have to always do it with tape following the first time if the belvel is re=worked as that is the point of bevel work. It has worked fine for me to reset the bevel without tape. The exact angle will change but that might not be bad. Smaller bevels can then be re-had.

Touching up the blade you will likely need to follow it though
MikeB