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Wondering this. I have been fortunate to buy razors from the East Coast of the USA on many occasions. We all know what Gugi refers to. So, I figure the vast majority of the ones I have bought had...

That must have been back in the old days, Gugi! :roflmao These days, most just superglue it! :D

You guys are probably right on the crack in the ivory. In my clime, as soon as I see a crack, I CA it. (usually caused by me!)! :rofl2:

It seems to stick to horn, ivory, bone great and keeps the...

No, seriously, as pertinent info was disclosed, the culprit has been identified! I have not ever had to deal with it (dry), but down here by the coast, it is always humid! Amazing what has caused...

By Jove! It's all coming together now! DRY air! No wonder those things never happen here! I constantly run the A/C in my car and home/office just to get the humidity out all year long! Good work,...

Well then, what's going on? Is the wood swelling and the ivory shrinking and the horn diminishing all at once?
Reminds of 'Close Encounters'! :roflmao... Sorry! In my humid environment, it don't...

Esp in the bathroom, Or any room. Until the moisture is burned-out. Then things tend to dry out, dependent upon humidity, of course! So I figure the wood has swollen in the brush, causing the ivory...

Sorry! I see that now! I would also recommend to take a q-tip (smash it with a hammer!) and dip in neetsfoot oil. saturate the scales inside and out and see if you can close it within several days. ...

The OP mentioned soaking a brush. Certainly the wood would expand and crack the ivory. I would never recommend soaking any brush handle. If any minute cracks exist or not, as they naturally might,...