spontaneous blade warping

I picked up my simple 5/8 friodur the other day and noticed the scales were a bit warped. The blade closes perfectlh right down the middle, so it's never been a practical issue. I have had it stored in a classic shaving plastic coffin and stored on sideways (so the razor would be resting on the gap between the scales like it would in a razor box). My guess is it was alwasy warped and I just never noticed because it closed perfectly, but has anyone had one just warp sitting in a box? I live in boston so I'm not in the amazon rain forest or anything.

My Dovo Astrale scales warped over a period of two years. Eventually the blade started hitting the side. now I have to be careful when I close it. No big deal.

If I am not badly mistaken I have seen Glen mention that stresses caused by the pinning of the razor, especially three pin models, can cause the scales to warp over time. :shrug:

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Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If I am not badly mistaken I have seen Glen mention that stresses caused by the pinning of the razor, especially three pin models, can cause the scales to warp over time. :shrug:

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that's definitely true. Have that issue wiht a three pin C-MON HF. I've been able to relieve it somewhat with oiling and steaming the scale near the pin in question and bending it back a bit, and it's has helped alot.

my friodur is a two pin. I've only had it a couple months so I think I was just an idiot and didn't see the warping because (somehow) it's not affecting the lie of the razor in the scale. it's my second favorite razor anyway (behind a puma with slightly warped scales) so no biggie. :shrug:

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Originally Posted by loueedacat

it's not affecting the lie of the razor in the scale. it's my second favorite razor anyway (behind a puma with slightly warped scales) so no biggie. :shrug:

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That is what is important. I feel the same way, I would rather the scale didn't warp but if it does and it doesn't interfere with the blade I can live with it.

Just a thought, but some of the worst warped scales I've seen have been on razors with a wedge that is tapered on just one side. I think that might stress one scale more than the other. The examples I'm thinking of had a severe taper to the wedge - on the wide end you could see where the bit between the scales is at a 90 degree angle to one scale but not the other.

Regards,
Neil