Hello Everyone,

I am new here but have been observing and really appreciate all the advice and support on the site.

I recently bought a new Thiers-Issard 6/8 and purchased the honing service from Classic Shaving. I noticed this morning that there is a very small nick out of the blade near the toe -- there is also inconsistency in the metal around the nick. I didn't notice the nick until today, but I did notice the "roughness" in the metal about a week ago.

Is it possible that I purchased a new razor with a manufacturing defect? I am aboslutely positive that the razor has touched nothing but the strop and my face, so I do not think that I caused the nick.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do? -- Should I send it back to Classic Shaving? -- send it back in for repair? -- try to fix the nick myself?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have been making steady progress in learning how to shave with the razor, but I am now convinced that the cuts I have been suffering daily are from this growing nick in the blade.

Thanks,
Bill
(JAGMAJ)