No offense, so don't take any, but being new , it's kinda hard for you to know what a razors fit and finish should be. Myself I personally don't like wood scales , but if you were to buy a Livi razor with Olive wood scales, that's just how they finish out. And it would be hard to find a lot of fault in his razors. I,m not saying you didn't get a less than perfect razor just please remember your reference. The edge is what matters the rest is window dressing. If it came with a bad grind or cracked scales or any number of defects, razors are not perfect by any means, most are ground by hand, which means little imperfections. Even a 1500 dollar Zowada can have them. Try your RA and chances are it's a great razor. Being disappointed I can't help you with that, your expectations might not suit the way your wanting to learn how to shave. If I,m wrong , ok ,, I just thought that YMMV! So how about pictures of the offending razor, and did you return it? Tc