Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Spine taping

  1. #1
    Lookin like a crim baldy's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2009
    Location
    Coffs Harbour Australia, Home of the Big Banana
    Posts
    2,706
    Thanked: 1072

    Default Spine taping

    This has probably come up before so i appologise now.
    One of my razors is in need of a touch up hone. Ive never honed this razor before and it appears to have been honed previously without any tape on the spine. My question is, if i want to hone with tape on how far back do i need to go? do i need to go back to the bevel setting stage on a DMT 1200 grit?

  2. #2
    Shaves like a pirate jockeys's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Location
    DFW, TX
    Posts
    2,423
    Thanked: 590

    Default

    no. you can do just a touch up. by raising the angle, you are introducing fresh metal to the hone. see picture below (i know it sucks, i just drew it, sorry) you will make a double bevel, which a lot of us frequently do. i think it gives a better shave.
    Attached Images Attached Images  

  3. The Following User Says Thank You to jockeys For This Useful Post:

    baldy (05-28-2009)

  4. #3
    what Dad calls me nun2sharp's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Location
    Kansas city area USA
    Posts
    9,172
    Thanked: 1677

    Default

    For touch ups all you need is a good barbers hone, no tape needed, easy as pie to use.
    It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain

  5. The Following User Says Thank You to nun2sharp For This Useful Post:

    baldy (05-29-2009)

  6. #4
    Stubble Slayer
    Join Date
    Jan 2009
    Location
    Alexandria, VA
    Posts
    708
    Thanked: 171

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by nun2sharp View Post
    For touch ups all you need is a good barbers hone, no tape needed, easy as pie to use.
    If the razor was initially honed with tape, even with a barber's hone, he'd need to add that layer of tape back, otherwise the honing isn't doing anything for the edge.

    When in doubt, I think jockeys suggestion is the safer bet. Unless multiple layers of tape were added initially, adding a single layer and touching it up would be fine regardless of how it was initially honed (tape or not).

    And no, you shouldn't need to step back to the DMT 1200 unless it is damaged. If the razor has gotten really dull, you might want to do a few swipes at the 4k level before moving on up through the grits, but if it's only just starting to lose it's edge, a barber's hone, coticule, etc, basically any finishing stone, would work just fine.

  7. The Following User Says Thank You to pjrage For This Useful Post:

    baldy (05-29-2009)

  8. #5
    Senior Member heelerau's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2007
    Location
    Gidgegannup WA
    Posts
    457
    Thanked: 86

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by nun2sharp View Post
    For touch ups all you need is a good barbers hone, no tape needed, easy as pie to use.
    I do the same as nun2sharp, and just touch up with a barbers hone, maybe 5 or 6 passes.

    Cheers

    Gordon
    Keep yo hoss well shod an yo powdah dry !

  9. The Following User Says Thank You to heelerau For This Useful Post:

    baldy (05-29-2009)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •