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... Obviously, this has to do with the blade I put in it ...

Do those blades fit into any of the old-school double-edge razors?
I've never tried DE, but I have several of the razor handles around somewhere.
I've been using a Gillette Sensor for the last 10 or 15 years and wouldn't mind trying a DE for fun.
My last experiment was with the Headblade. I wasn't too thrilled by it- it wasn't much good for your face, so I had to swap razors in the middle of my routine.
The reviews on Amazon for the Merkur blades are pretty encouraging. If they fit one of my old handles, I'd pick up a pack.
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