A Guide: Single Edge Blades and The Spines Who Love Them

So, I have been involved with these Feather SE blades, and now that they are finding their way into the public, people are wanting to use them. How odd! Unfortunately, there is a bit of work involved with them, as they are not exactly designed for the common SE shavers we have. Basically, they need a spine from another blade; the removal and installation of that spine can be tricky, if you don't like blood loss. I have a fairly safe way to do it.

Come! Let me show you my world!

First off, what you need.

The Tools:


That's a pair of endcut pliers and a pair of needlenose pliers. I use the endcut pliers because I saw them in another video, and they were 100 yen at Daiso. You could probably get away with regular grip pliers, though.

First, adding a spine to a blade. Not too tricky...

Be Careful:


Grip the blade with the needlenose and get the spine centered on the blade. You can leave the paper on or off; off works a bit better for me. Make sure that you don't get the pliers near the cutting edge, you don't want to ruing the blade.

A No Brainer:

Press the blade spine onto a hard surface, gripping the blade tightly. The blade should fit snug into the spine, with the two indentations on each end of the spine fitting into the slots at the top of the blade.

Now, taking the spine off.


Grip the spine with the end cut pliers, being careful to catch only the edge; you don't want to be gripping the blade with the spine, it's counterproductive. Grip it slightly off center, I find it works best.

Slowly...


Grip the blade with the needlenose, aligning the edge of the jaws with the spine. Grip firmly, but not too tight, there should be a tiny amount of slide. Slowly pull the END of the blade outward, using the tip of the needlenose pliers as a fulcrum, levering the blade out of the spine one end at a time. Don't try to pull the blade straight out, it could fly out and cause some damage.

Once one end is out, it's easy! Just pull them apart with the pliers.

Good luck!