Quote Originally Posted by MinATX View Post
So I've got a Dovo Renaissance that I love; Dovo stainless blades are great.
But the etching on the spine of the blade scratches the strop each time I turn the blade. I have to pick up the blade to turn it so it won't scratch the leather. Stropping takes forever.

Will the etching smooth out, or is there something I can do to smooth it out?
Before you do anything give this thread a couple days and
take your pick.

Do you have an old strop? Lightly paste it
with sub-micron bits and use it until the problem
is behind you.

Can you feel the bad bits with your finger? If so you can consider
running a crock-stick or a barber hone over those specific bits.

Has the razor been honed with the spine on the stone?

Many factory razors are honed with the spine "jacked up".
This can leave burrs from file work on the spine untouched. This
is partly why so many get their blade professionally honed
at least once (that and the bevel is wrong).