To answer several of the questions above. I used a loupe to look at the scratch patterns, I will look to see if I can see them with the naked eye tonight, but all my other razors reflect a mirror shiny finish after my pregression of naniwa 1k, 5k, 8k, 12k and crox. I have been using a straight razor for 3 years now and typicaly use a 7/8 razor. I also stropped the razor well prior to the first shave.

I guess back to the original post, should all razors have the shiny smooth edge or do certain razors naturally show a deeper scratch pattern.