Thread: Is a magnetic blade a problem?

Ok. Started with straight at the end of last year. Predictably, I'm up to eight razors, and rather than just throwing them in my trinket drawer, I thought I'd make a little stand for them. Nothing too terribly special, but before researching I decided to inlay a magnetic strip across the top instead of putting in lateral support to keep them from falling down/over. It's barely strong enough, and I thought a row of tiny neodymium magnets might be a better choice.

In typical cart-before-the-horse fashion, after I completed the project, I searched and came up with one thread about magnetic blades.

The only drawback I can think of would be that when honing/refreshing, the swarf particulate would end up stuck to the blade and would need to be wiped off periodically.

I guess my question is, is this really an issue? Those who remember honing a blade that was magnetic, does this really present a problem?