Balin's Brushes, Blades and Assorted Baloney!

[Balin]

It probably won't help, but here are the stats that I had for single edge blades.

Blade	How many shaves	How many Blades	Average
Feather SE	11	3	3.666666667
Injector Personna Single	39	4	9.75
Injector Schick	109	6	18.16666667
Personna SE	125	14	8.928571429

A few items that I need to point out:

• I always do a 3 passes shave (WTG-ATG-ATG)
• When it comes to the Personna SE or Injector, I have different razors, so they won't provide the same quantity of shaves
• I've noticed recently that I'm not always getting the same number of shaves when I filter for a specific razor/blade. I'm getting less. I might become more sensitive, I don't know

You know, the usual, YMMV!

Thanks Luc!! You have given me a good idea to sift through my last years shaves to figure out average blade usage on some of my favourites!

 

[Jay21]

I had a fleeting mental image of @blethenstrom Boris' right temple vein popping as I opened my 24th active tuck and it gave me a chuckle!!

Cheers!!

I won’t dare show Boris a pic of my open tuck situation until my CPR training gets re-certified.

 

[huck1680]

Open tucks, open tucks
only a few seem to give two -----
about open tucks, open tucks

Sorry, it just happened, now I cant get it out of my head.

 

[blethenstrom]

I won’t dare show Boris a pic of my open tuck situation until my CPR training gets re-certified.

 

[Eric_75]

Boris, what are you doing up so early? My blade factory doesn't offer tours until 9 AM.

Corn dogs $2.00
Draft beers $3.50
Chili cheese fries $6.95
Funnel cakes $2.50
Deep fried alligator tail bites $5.95
Eric's Carolina Reaper wings...free, if you can eat at least 6 of them, otherwise $2.00 each

 

[blethenstrom]

Boris, what are you doing up so early? My blade factory doesn't offer tours until 9 AM.

Corn dogs $2.00
Draft beers $3.50
Chili cheese fries $6.95
Funnel cakes $2.50
Deep fried alligator tail bites $5.95
Eric's Carolina Reaper wings...free, if you can eat at least 6 of them, otherwise $2.00 each

Woke up a bit early. Up around 5am normally though. Now why are you up this early.... ah you have to prep the blade machines for today's work.

I didn't know you had a cafeteria at the blade factory but it makes sense. I'll have some if those carolina reaper wings. They ought to wake me up. Do you have any white castle to wash them down with?

 

[cajunrph]

Do you have any white castle to wash them down with?

Friends don't let friends drink White Claw.

 

[blethenstrom]

Friends don't let friends drink White Claw.

I cracked myself up when I saw I wrote "White Castle" instead of "White Claw". Kind of changes the meaning. Never had a "White Castle" burger. They are not located in my area.

 

[cajunrph]

I cracked myself up when I saw I wrote "White Castle" instead of "White Claw". Kind of changes the meaning. Never had a "White Castle" burger. They are not located in my area.

I knew what you meant.

 

[Eric_75]

I cracked myself up when I saw I wrote "White Castle" instead of "White Claw". Kind of changes the meaning. Never had a "White Castle" burger. They are not located in my area.

I was wondering about that, Boris.

In TN we call them "gut bombs".

Not sure if that is a common term or not.

 

[Phoenixkh]

I read typonese.

 

[Jay21]

I read typonese.

Autocorrect is a birch.

 

[thombrogan]

Never had a "White Castle" burger. They are not located in my area.

Up around me, there are no White Castle restaurants k but you can buy a box of microwave-ready burgers. You know, if you’re into that sort of thing.

 

[blethenstrom]

I knew what you meant.

I know you did.

 

[blethenstrom]

Up around me, there are no White Castle restaurants k but you can buy a box of microwave-ready burgers. You know, if you’re into that sort of thing.

I think I'll pass on that.

 

[huck1680]

Up around me, there are no White Castle restaurants k but you can buy a box of microwave-ready burgers. You know, if you’re into that sort of thing.

Mmm, microwave burgers...perfect with microwave fries, microwave onion rings, microwave chicken strips, tv dinners etc and full-sugar soft drinks...for people who like to take care of themselves and use a lot of plastic.

 

[Balin]

SOTD:
Lush Kalamazoo face and beard wash
Proraso white preshave
DR Harris Arlington
Tabac
WR1 .74 OC
Lord Cool 2
Chubby 1 Super

Rating 5/5 Comfortable BBS

It was a great shave after a bit of a miserable 2 days. I am little stressed lately. I received an email from my boss yesterday scheduling a 1 on 1 meeting. This is the first time he has scheduled something like that with me. Also invited to this meeting is my in country manager. I did follow up with my boss, asking if I should be concerned and received a vague reply along the lines of there are a lot of changes afoot and he would fill me in at the meeting. I could be over reacting but, I have had something similar to this happen in 2020 which resulted in the ending of a 28 year career. Keep your fingers crossed that its because somebody else is leaving business and that I have more work to pick up. I am trying to stay cup half full here .

 

[cajunrph]

SOTD:
Lush Kalamazoo face and beard wash
Proraso white preshave
DR Harris Arlington
Tabac
WR1 .74 OC
Lord Cool 2
Chubby 1 Super
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Rating 5/5 Comfortable BBS

It was a great shave after a bit of a miserable 2 days. I am little stressed lately. I received an email from my boss yesterday scheduling a 1 on 1 meeting. This is the first time he has scheduled something like that with me. Also invited to this meeting is my in country manager. I did follow up with my boss, asking if I should be concerned and received a vague reply along the lines of there are a lot of changes afoot and he would fill me in at the meeting. I could be over reacting but, I have had something similar to this happen in 2020 which resulted in the ending of a 28 year career. Keep your fingers crossed that its because somebody else is leaving business and that I have more work to pick up. I am trying to stay cup half full here .

I’ll keep you in my prayers and thoughts. Maybe it’s a door opening to better days ahead.

 

[Eric_75]

I’ll keep you in my prayers and thoughts.

@Balin I will do the same, my friend.

 

[Jay21]

Same, sending prayers.