Thanks, guys!

When I went to the hardware store and took a look at the sandpaper, the highest grits they had were "320-b" and "400-b." I asked one of the employees if they had anything in the 1000 to 1500 range and he looked at me a little funny. "No, nothing that high," he said. "What are you doing with it?"

I told him I was going to be polishing metal.

But anyhow, I bought a couple of sheets of each. The 400 is really quite smooth. I bet you could barely light a match on it.

The razor definitely has a better finish now, but there are some spots on the blade (which you can't really see in that picture) that just don't want to come out. I guess I'll have to buy my next Dubl Duck in better condition if I want a mirror finish. In the meantime, it's still going to be a functional razor.

I honed it a killer edge while watching the first bit of the Oscars earlier. For the hair test, I rolled up my pijama pant leg and slowly swooped the razor through my leg hair, about a centimetre from the skin. "Ting! Ting! Tink! Tink-tink-t-Ting!" they went, popping every which way.

I couldn't resist not trying it at that point, so I hopped in the shower and had a great shave afterwards. It may not be as shiny as my other razors, but the edge is definitely the best.

And speaking of the edge, I can still detect a very slight bit of the original nick. That shouldn't matter, should it? It didn't cause any complications while shaving and it's probably pretty sharp in its own right, insignificant as it is.