I recently obtained a wedge razor - Looking Very nice, and Shaves quite nicely as well. As I use it, it will eventually need some honing...Now, the blade looks quite nice (no scratches or anything it seems), so I am assuming at this point that tape was put on the blade for previous honings.

Then the question pops into my head.....

If you tape a blade for honing, it will change the blade ever so slightly - but enough to change the bevel slightly. So, what happens then during Stropping?

As the Honing and Stropping goes Spine and Blade edge both on the Stone or Strop, Why wouldn't you need tape on the razor while stropping as well? Is there any slight difference to strop a razor that's been honed with tape?

I'm thinking No, otherwise I would probably have seen some reference to this info before; but it also makes me think in regards to the angles that stropping would be Less affective because of the ever so slight angle change from the honing with tape on the spine.