Thread: Oh for pete's sake. Help.

It's really confusing because the Rocca looks no worse for the wear. Most of the oil wiped right off.

I checked that blade again tonight, after having a good shave with it day before last, and it still looks good.

Also, you'll notice one side of the Wapi is significantly worse than the other. And the rust spots that were there before are also on that side only. The other side seems to resist damage more easily.

Basically, I'm really confused as to how and why this happened.

Well, I'm going to strop it well and give it a try tonight, without honing. I do see a little bit of discoloration on the edge, but no rust spots that I can detect. Maybe it'll be ok. Not sure.

If not, time for baby's first honing.

P.S. I'm leaving NZ to go back to the States in 17 days, and leaving Wellington in 15. I'm actually planning to ship my razors, and some other stuff, back to the States before I go, because I trust the post more than airport baggage handling. So, no time to get it honed on this side of the world, but thank you Oni.

I guess this will give me a good opportunity to practice honing. And it's nice to still have one straight that I know for sure is still in working order while I figure it out.