I've read to many horror stories on hear about chips and cracks in razors from hittin the sink, taps etc when washing lather so I make a point of Turning the blade upside down so the spine touches the sink bowl then vigorous left to right motions to remove the lather, I figured that the spine of the razor having contact with the basin does no damage to the razor and it's easier to polish a scratch off the spine than re hone due to chip, one more tip as I learnt the nasty way, If you drop the razor no matter how much you love it leave it fall as it won't thank you for catching it.