The Demaskeene has been the one razor that I just had to have. I started with a Clog-Pruf MM which was a fine razor. Then I found a 1912 that became my #1. I was on the hunt for the Dem though as I thought it's head shape and profile would make for perfection in a razor for me.
Money is tight, so I've been scrounging around for one at my local antique mall. There is a dealer there who keeps a lot of safety razors stocked, and basically everything that isn't a Gillette and doesn't have a case is $6. Saturday I stopped by and found that there was a Demaskeene sitting there (for $6 of course). I took it home and cleaned it up, looking forward to using it this morning.
At the start of the shave, it was a champ, exactly how I imagined it would be. Towards the end of the first pass, I felt like it wasn't cutting properly. I examined it, and found that the blade had backed away from the posts a bit on one side, so only maybe 40% of the blade was forward enough to shave correctly. I flipped the cover up, repositioned the blade, and went back to work. I had to do this three times during the shave when I noticed it wasn't cutting well anymore.
Has anyone experienced this before and/or found a solution?
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Money is tight, so I've been scrounging around for one at my local antique mall. There is a dealer there who keeps a lot of safety razors stocked, and basically everything that isn't a Gillette and doesn't have a case is $6. Saturday I stopped by and found that there was a Demaskeene sitting there (for $6 of course). I took it home and cleaned it up, looking forward to using it this morning.
At the start of the shave, it was a champ, exactly how I imagined it would be. Towards the end of the first pass, I felt like it wasn't cutting properly. I examined it, and found that the blade had backed away from the posts a bit on one side, so only maybe 40% of the blade was forward enough to shave correctly. I flipped the cover up, repositioned the blade, and went back to work. I had to do this three times during the shave when I noticed it wasn't cutting well anymore.
Has anyone experienced this before and/or found a solution?
D