Badger & Blade

The blade is definitely carbon steel with little corrosion resistance. After its first use I thought that I had dried the blade properly. I forgot to oil and put the razor back into its tin case.

A few days later I opened the razor up again and noticed some rust stains. Fortunately I was able to polish them out with 0.25u diamond paste and not leave any noticable marks on the blade.

Lesson learnt with this blade - dry and oil after each use.

I found stropping this razor difficult so couldnt make use of it

The W59 does take a little more concentration when learning to strop it due to the acute toe angle in profile. After the first few shaves, I had no problems in stropping it.

Just ordered the same thing from Amazon for $12.19 US delivered. There is no engraving on the blade, but I prefer that. Should be a month or so before it arrives.

@Straight up, once you get your W59 and have some experience with it, please consider adding your rating here.