Thread: Marks on my Dovo Solingen

Hello all!

This is my first post on this forum, but it definitely will not be my last !

Right, so I am new to straight razor shaving. My mother gave me an approx £80 new Dovo Solingen for my birthday with a strop. The first time I used the razor, it seemed dull and tugged a lot, so I have been playing with honing it as people seem in consensus that razors are not bought shave ready. So far I have been pretty unsuccessful at honing and will be posting about that again in the near future!

BUT! The first time I shaved I noticed these spots appear on the blade close to the bevel just after having run the razor under water. I can't remove these by scratching or rubbing the blade and to my eye they look like oxidation of some sort. The patches are very dark gray.



What are these? And should they be turning up ?? I haven't been able to find any info online elsewhere about these spots.

I am taking the razor back to the store where I bought it tomorrow to have a chat with them (Taylor's of Bond Street on Jermyn Street in London). The attendants there just seemed not to know much about straight razor shaving and just wanted to sell stuff... Some advice would be much appreciated!

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