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I put on one drop of gun oil on a piece of tissue paper and wipe the blade for long storage, it shouldn't rust that fast. A really hot water rinse lets the blade dry really fast, that's what works...

Starting out, "shave ready" is very important as you will have no point of reference. The classifieds on here for used and Straight Razor Designs for new are very good choices for shave ready razors....