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pugh-the-special-one said:why don't people tape the spine from the word go the number of razors ruined from not carrying out a simple task such as placing a small piece of tape on the spine makes me scratch my head in disbelief.
Oscroft said:If the edge and the spine wear at the same rate, the bevel angle will remain the same - spine wear is not a fault, it is designed to wear at the same rate as the edge in order to keep the bevel constant. Cheers,
Alan
UKRob said:Oscroft said:If the edge and the spine wear at the same rate, the bevel angle will remain the same - spine wear is not a fault, it is designed to wear at the same rate as the edge in order to keep the bevel constant. Cheers,
Alan
Hi Al. Have to disagree here. If the spine is wearing at the same rate as the edge, the whole geometry of the blade is thrown out and you end up with what Jamie said - a wide bevel. In reality, the wear on an edge is minimal, therefore taping maintains a more accurate bevel than not taping.
pugh-the-special-one said:Rob and myself hone a fair amount of razor on a monthly basis between us to say theoretically it simply doesn't happen this way.
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