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Spoke to a local barber, and he seems to think I'm overreacting, and that something like this will never impact the blade in any way. What are your thoughts on that? Am I nitpicking?

It's tight enough to hold any angle, and there's no give at all, besides when you push it into the scales all the way.

Thanks for the advice. I did indeed buy it new from a prestigious shop in Switzerland. I will drop them a line asking if there's anything that can be done, but since I'm back in Reykjavik already it...

Newbie here. Got my first straight razor, and I noticed that one side of the blade starts rubbing up against the scales before it closes completely, meaning that there's tension on the blade. It...