The "edge" should not touch the scales at all.
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The "edge" should not touch the scales at all.
With any of my user blades,if the blade hits the scale,It is defective,plain and simple.
Not a big deal granted,but something that needs to be fixed.
Sharpton had it right. The blade is going to hit one side or the other first that is normal, as no razor is perfectly centered or ground. If it is the edge hitting a scale, that is another matter and should not be tolerated.
That statement is partially correct but I do have some straight razors, when manufactured correctly, are perfectly centered & close w/o the edge hitting the scales but I also have some straights that will hit one of the scales when closing & care should be used when closing. Some razors have a punched pivot hole in the blade & some have a drilled hole. Very many older Sheffield razors along with others as well have a punched hole & will close nicely centered when others will touch the scales when closing. Even when they close w/o touching, they still might be a little off center. This can be fixed with an oversized pivot if you go to the Library & look at gssixgun's article about sleeving oversized pivots. I had been doing this for a long time now & I will file the punched hole nice & round, then drill it with a 3/32" carbide drill bit or a 1/8" drill bit depending on how much the hole needs to be altered. The 3/32" brass tubing has a 1/16" ID for the pins to fit nicely. Sometimes a file is all you need & a piece of 3/32" brass tubing can be used but if the pivot hole is larger then you can file it or drill it a 1/8" hole & a piece of 3/32" brass tubing will fit inside a piece of 1/8" tubing.
Sleeving an oversized pivot - Straight Razor Place Library
Certainly, if you get right down to it. I bet that 99.6% of blades touch one scale or the other first. Get out some very thin feeler stock and check it. Its only a "problem" if the edge hits, up until that it is a matter of aesthetics (greater or lesser degree depending on how bad it is).
If it's new contact the vendor for a replacement. If it's not new you will probably have to have a conversation with the seller.