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Yes, but it does not work. There is not enough "give" in the balsa to allow the edge to come in contact with the pasted balsa.Has anyone tried stropping a razor on pasted balsa that was honed with the spine taped? Stropping without tape? Does it have the same effect?
Trying to use pasted balsa with a taped spine also doesn't work. The tape (any type) is abraded by the paste on the balsa and contaminates the paste, this ruining the effect of the paste on the bevel/edge.
If your SR was honed with tape, forget about the use of pasted balsa strops. The only further progression you can do is pasted cloth/leather strops (which convex the bevel) and clean cloth/leather strops.
All of the above is why I am personally against putting tape on an SR spine.