Loss for words at cracked scales
Hi. I have been lurking here for a bit and just decided to make an account today. I was going to make my first post about my first straight razor shave. Unfortunately it has to be about me buying my first 6/8 straight razor and the scales cracking. I very hesitantly bought a 6/8 dovo full hollow best quality from Superior Shave and got it in the mail today. I sat on it for a while but eventually pulled the trigger because it was the only 6/8 full hollow carbon steel classic straight razor I could find. I figured I just needed to baby it. I took it out and opened it up and compared it to a Dovo Forestal I never fully used because it's too dull and is a hassle to get it honed. When I closed my straight razor I noticed it has a crack on the pivot. I am so confused and utterly speechless. What it he world happened. Did I mishandle it? I was just opening and closing the scales carefully. I didn't even have a chance to take it to my bathroom and strop it. I was paranoid about the scales breaking so that is why I almost didnt buy it but this is something that has me at a loss. I'm just staring at my new straight razor wondering how I spent that much money on something that broke so easily. I'm not even sure what to do.