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Okay, thanks for the strop clarification. Do what feels best for you. A refresher on the 12k hone, or on the pasted strop. Both may serve the same end. Or just a standard stropping if the edge...

Whatever that loupe is, did you verify that the edge has deteriorated? The oxidation as shown in the first post didn't seem too severe, just cosmetic, but if it was stored away damp for a spell, who...

Edge may still be fine, given the oxidation as shown, although I agree with Euclid that viewing it under a decent achromatic loupe (~10x) would help determine this. If the blade was stored away...

Euclid has a good point, folding the razor up while still wet may be part of the culprit.

At the end of the shaving session, rinse the blade off with hot water and carefully wipe it off with a bar...

A little bit of iron absorption is good and good for you. Just make sure your tetanus shot is up to date. If anything, it proves that the razor is indeed made of carbon steel, which isn't a bad...