HOW TO: Load a blade into the Wilkinson Sword Straight Edge Razor 

Thanks for this video. Needed it big time. Very clear and great demo

I started off traditional WetShaving with the classic samurai Shavette. Using that on and off over the years really made the transition to traditional straights that much easier. I still had to learn to hone and all the little nuances about the different grinds, stropping , and different honing techniques. I still have my classic samurai but I when it comes to Shavettes I really only use my CJB KAMASORI.

Thanks for the Video. This time you got the order right and didn't try to push the blade in AFTER closing the armature like you did in the last video. I also recommend to feel how much force you need to close that armature. Sometimes if you get a new Shavette, that armature isn't tight enough to really lock the blade in place. In that case you simply have to open the armature again and push it together a little bit so that it becomes tighter. What i do is i try to slightly push the blade up with my fingernail after closing the armature. If i can move the blade up like this it's not fully locked. You could probably also use the blade wrapper to to this. Also to me it looks like using the screwdriver with the rubber handle isn't the best way to push the blade in since it looks as if the blade sometimes gets stuck on the rubber and is getting pulled out again. So the wrapper is the best way to do this. Another little quick tip. If you adjust the blade and close the armature, small vibrations could cause the blade to move again before it's locked in place. So always try to hold the shavette in a way so that the blade would slide in against the pins instead of out.

Some good tips bro!

Thanks!

The derby blades are easier to put into the wilkinsonsword shavette than the wilkionsword DE blade but the ws blade is worth the trouble it takes to get them in.

Figuerd id let ya know the full load of that stright blades info incase anyone asks you all those WHO.WHAT.WHEN.WHERE.HOW questions about it. Thanks for the video i jus got a whole set of these cool older shavers even got the steel handle one with the top that comes in to 2 parts to put the blade in so far out all all that companys products ive bin impressed except for the shave soap in the bowl with the wood handled horse hair applicator. Soap drys way to fast and covers the blades with nasty thickish past thats hard to rinse and wash off and the hair falls out of the applicator like a hedgehog liven next to a powerplant from only 3 uses but all the rest im totaly impressed with and impressed with these vids to show me how to properly assemble and use everything safe and easy thank bro

Thank You

The handle is wood!