I taped my new razor because I know that I had a lot of honing to do to get it shave ready and I still got massive hone wear on my spine!
Actually I was trying Slash McCoys advice and thinning down the spine on a Gold Dollar. All that wear on the spine took it from a 17.8 degree angle to 16.5 degrees. I have finished it and shaved with it and wow, it made a huge difference in feel over my 1[SUP]st[/SUP] GD that I did not bother thinning the spine.
Actually I was trying Slash McCoys advice and thinning down the spine on a Gold Dollar. All that wear on the spine took it from a 17.8 degree angle to 16.5 degrees. I have finished it and shaved with it and wow, it made a huge difference in feel over my 1[SUP]st[/SUP] GD that I did not bother thinning the spine.