Quote Originally Posted by tsenfw View Post
It's hard to decipher what's going on in the pics. The hone wear on the spine is very little and narrow, it's just uneven down the length of the blade and narrower on one side.

I believe tape was used in honing this blade after setting the bevel. I'm sending it to Glen for evaluation though. It be nice if the bevel were even and close to equal on both sides. If it's fixed and brought to shave ready, i'll always use tape on it after that lol.

Wouldn't it be good to set the bevel with no tape on a new razor so the angle is solid and honing is easier? Do people sometimes tape new razors straight away, even when setting the edges bevel?
Good move to send it to Glen. In a perfect world the bevel would be uniform for the length of the blade and on either side. Unfortunately it ain't always that way. If the spine isn't spot on you may get a bevel that is uneven but it doesn't necessarily mean it won't give a fine shave. I always tape a blade before I hone it. I have too many to try and remember which was taped and which was not. IMHO taping before setting a bevel would be advisable in any case.