Thread: Suggestions

I bought a brand new boker king cutter just over a month ago and after two weeks I noticed some small dark marks on the blade (if it was a knife I would call it patina). I don't think it is anything to worry about and its certainly not rust. I dried my blade religousley after each shave and stropped on canvas, the only thing I can think that may have caused it, is that I didn't dry it straight after a shave but maybe five minutes after so maybe that's all it takes to mark these blades ?

Since noticing them I have been drying the blade immediately after shaving then 30 or so strokes on the canvas strop followed by a drop of mineral oil (aka baby oil, I found that out after searching several supermarkets and chemists for "mineral oil" only to find out that its common baby oil !) That I rub over the blade and tang. Since then there have been no new dark spots appearing.