First Straight!

[tryder1]

Hey Everyone,

A big thanks to the community as a whole, as I'm a complete convert and have been a DE shaver for about 6 months now thanks to reading up on B&B. Based on advice here, I went ahead and ordered this guy from Larry:


It's a George Wostenholm I XL Sheffield wedge, and I'm so excited to use it tomorrow morning! I do have one question though: everything I've read states that the razor should be opened so that the scales flip up basically to form a right angle to the blade (basically 180 degrees from where they are in the pic). Unfortunately, when I try to move mine to that direction, the steel hits the scales (it's too wide). Has anyone ever experienced this before? If I try and force it, it cuts away some of the scales from trying to move past them (I only did this once and promptly stopped). I can get it to a little past a straight line (razor opened 180 degrees).

Thanks! And again, Larry is the man.

 

[oakeshott]

Let Larry know. I don't think he reads the forum, but I'm sure he'd want to fix that. Simple matter of repinning.

 

[Mike H]

So when the blade is straight in line with the scales, the tang is rubbing the pivot end of the scales? Could you post a picture of the blade hitting the scales?

 

[tryder1]

Sorry for the late reply! I did think about sending it back to Larry, but I've had so much fun trying to use it that I didn't wait to wait. I've been able to get the blade almost in position, as noted by the first picture:


Other than that, the second picture shows the blade width getting in the way of the thing opening all the way up, which is what I was trying to allude to before. Sorry if it's a bad angle, but it just basically seems as if the scales are too narrow.


I realize that it is a full wedge, so maybe I'm overthinking it. Thoughts?

 

[Doc226]

That looks normal. Where is it getting stuck?

 

[daverojo77]

Was that was a sight unseen or did he have that up on the sight as seen? Nice razor I just got mine from Larry and am very happy with the purchase. Like you I can
t wait to use it. Good Luck!!!