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Hopefully you guys have had a chance to review. I think one could argue the best way to preserve your edge is to finish quickly, dry and oil.

I have room for improvment.

I brought this up...

For general reference:
HowStuffWorks "How does rust work?"

I believe I am correct rust(iron, steel) is oxidation that occurs in the presence of water. I could have been more clear.It is not the air but the water vapor in the air.

I did finally start thinking about linen as I finished my last post but not quite enough.

I am familiar with the sensation that linen is actually sharpening, beyond what leather can repair. Is...

Thanks for your reply. Water is required for rust. Using the strop to dry the edge is a good idea. oiling to preserve a pristine finish-that's cool.

Arguments that straps inhibit oxidation are...

and you polished off that oxidation with a piece of leather-is that what you're saying?

I have had some stains appear on the body of a blade; I am not the most diligent, but I have never seen any...

My interest in fresh honed unstropped edges is just to see what the hone and I have done, and to what extent the razor has cooperated in our work. Then it becomes rather plain whether or not my strap...

I have never seen or experienced micro-corrosion. I have only seen proof of it in 1930's Popular Mechanics article.

At the OK get together I tried out an Escher with my 132 imp. Boy was I looking...