Thread: New SR has shorter handle than my first, fingers get in the way. Help?

I have two straights, my new one has a short handle, meaning the place I put my fingers to where the blade begins is short, so my fingers are right up against the beginning of the blade making it difficult to see what I'm doing. My other straight had a much longer handle part, making using it and seeing what I'm doing a lot easier. I didn't even know this was a thing to look into, as it doesn't seem measured anywhere.

Does anyone else know what I'm talking about and can assist in want to look for when buying online or if this is possible to fix on the razor?

New SR with short handle
https://imgur.com/a/Fabr2

Other SR with longer handle
https://imgur.com/a/HUPD4

Are you saying the pivot hole is to close to the heel?

I assume you mean the tang, which is the area between the blade and the pivot pin.

It is impractical to "fix" it, as that would require drilling a new pivot hone in hardened steel. I would suggest that you just watch for razors that appear to have longer tangs. Alternatively, learn a way to adjust your grip to accommodate the shorter tang.

Only way to fix it is to nibble material out of the scales, or try to drill a second pivot hole through an area with little if any material to spare through hardened steel. You don't want to drill through hardened steel. You'd have an easier time pulling teeth from a live bear without anesthesia. And you probably don't want to screw up your scales either.

So that pretty much leaves adjusting your grip.

Originally Posted by Marshal

Only way to fix it is to nibble material out of the scales, or try to drill a second pivot hole through an area with little if any material to spare through hardened steel. You don't want to drill through hardened steel. You'd have an easier time pulling teeth from a live bear without anesthesia. And you probably don't want to screw up your scales either.

So that pretty much leaves adjusting your grip.

Ahhh thank you very much! Does my razor in question tang seem unusually short or was my first razors tang just longer than usual?

Hold one finger not two....

Or play with how you hold it.

I think that that picture is for a barber that is not shaving himself.

I hold my scales straight from the blade.

Originally Posted by 32t

Hold one finger not two....

Or play with how you hold it.

I think that that picture is for a barber that is not shaving himself.



I hold my scales straight from the blade.

I use the one finger grip for some passes and it is quite comfy, doesn't seem to take much time to adjust to. Of course, I'm just a noob, so what do I know?

Originally Posted by 32t

Hold one finger not two....

Or play with how you hold it.

I think that that picture is for a barber that is not shaving himself.

I hold my scales straight from the blade.

I hold mine as show in the picture, with exception to upward passes on the neck. Just goes to show there's more than 1 way to skin a cat.

I played with 3 fingers over the thumb, 2, and 1. 2 over the thumb like the pic works best for my purposes.