The Mergress and Merkur Progress are great shaving razors and those who own them love them. However, if you are a new owner of either of these two razors, you may become befuddled the first time you take the razor apart. There are two things that you need to be aware of. 1) The spindle has a friction ring that prevents the knob from accidentally falling out of the handle. If you do remove the knob assembly for cleaning, you will need to pinch the two ends of the friction ring togeth … read more