I did something I never did before. I looked at a super iridium blade with the same magnifier I usually use for my straights. It had 2 shaves under it's belt and looked terrible. Really rough with some nicks folded back areas. This was with around 12x mag. Then I looked at a new one. It didn't have the nicks or defects but the overall finish wasn't too good. If any of my straights looked like that it would be spending some quality time on a hone. I would never shave with it like that. Even the bevel on it was very uneven. Unfortunately I don't have a way to take pics of it.
I wonder how it shaves as good as it does?