Thread: Is This Patina?

Hello All,

I have purchased a new Ralf Aust 6/8ths from SRD and have used it about 5 times now over a span of about 2 weeks. During the shave I only wet the blade and wipe it thoroughly and often with a cloth. After the shave I strop like 15 laps on webbing and 20 or so on leather. I put a heavy drop of the razor oil on SRD on both sides of the blade and spread it with my fingers, likewise with the tang, shaft, and spine. I then stuff it into the sleeve/sack up sold on SRD and stuff that into the little box the razor came in, it was a tight fit so I have decided to keep it in just the sack from now on, since the sack seemed just like 3/8ths of an inch too short to cover the scales in it's entirety. Seeing this spot which I suppose is defined as patina I just stuffed the razor in tang first and a bit of scales shows which I suppose is harmless. Please advise if you can what this spot is and what it may have been caused by.



Thank you in advance,

Max