Longest a blade held for me was 30 shaves. A Personna Med Prep. Also I’ve pushed Astra SS and Gillette yellows to about 20 shaves.
We'll agree to disagree . Based on the confirmation biased circle jerk of Polsilver users on the forum one would conclude it has some kind of magical properties. I don't believe it does. Without knowing a great deal about each Excalibur user a simple count of blades being name checked isn't a "data set" worth much to me, it being particularly apparent some users continue shaving with edges I wouldn't want to, don't shave ATG, etc. But knock yourself out wading through it.@jmudrick, it's not about opinions, it's about the data set. While one shaver's info would indeed be useless, given the fact that a very large majority of the shavers here use a relatively small group of the same brands of blades, the nearly 400 pages of responses on that thread would very likely give us some idea of which blades people are getting the most shaves from. Which would be an interesting/useful indictor for which blades might have the best edge retention, which is indeed the subject of this very thread. Unfortunately, I doubt anyone is going to go through all 400 pages and chart them by hand.
Why would williams soap be important the ingredients list looks very plain?
Some of my statement was in jest, however, many in the Excalibur Club like Williams because it's slick.
The closest scientific answer to this I have found is on this thread. It covers all major blades on the market for sharpness and edge retention.
Razor Blade Sharpness Summary with Comparison Chart
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Longest a blade held for me was 30 shaves. A Personna Med Prep. Also I’ve pushed Astra SS and Gillette yellows to about 20 shaves.
The methodology used for this testing is rock solid, meaning the results are objective data, not opinion.
Feather is the sharpest blade but has poor edge retention - drastic fall off after first use. Nacet is slightly less sharp than Feather in the first shave but has excellent edge retention and beats Feather from shave two onwards.
Sharpest blade after two full head and beard shaves in his tests are the BIC Chrome Platinum. These are my most used blades but I've never pushed them past 3 or 4 beard and head shaves in my recollection.The methodology used for this testing is rock solid, meaning the results are objective data, not opinion.
Feather is the sharpest blade but has poor edge retention - drastic fall off after first use. Nacet is slightly less sharp than Feather in the first shave but has excellent edge retention and beats Feather from shave two onwards.
The methodology used for this testing is rock solid, meaning the results are objective data, not opinion.
Feather is the sharpest blade but has poor edge retention - drastic fall off after first use. Nacet is slightly less sharp than Feather in the first shave but has excellent edge retention and beats Feather from shave two onwards.
jmudrick is going to love this, but for me the Polsilver lasts at least 3 or 4 shaves longer than any other DE blade I have tried.
And yes, I do think there is some sort of magic in the Polsilver blade. ;-)
I think blade opinions are very subjective. Everyone has their favorite daily blade and that blade won’t necessarily work for you.While we all know that blade use/feel/results are highly variable, there is a fair amount of consensus on things like sharpness (we all -- more or less -- agree that Feather are the sharpest, while Derby Extra are amongst the dullest, etc.).
I'm wondering if there is some consensus on which blades have the best edge retention... or just what blades you guys have found to stay sharp the longest. Also curious to hear thoughts on consistency, meaning not just how long the blade stays sharp, but how gradual the changes are to sharpness of the blade.
Cheers,
CMP
I think blade opinions are very subjective. Everyone has their favorite daily blade and that blade won’t necessarily work for you.
That being said, your original question asked about retaining sharpness. I originally used Feather blades as my go to with the Astra second. However, I have since had 4 shaves on a BIC platinum chrome and I swear that each shave has been better than the last. It makes no sense to me, but the blades are definitely smoother from shave to shave, but I think they are as sharp now as the first shave.
That is my opinion, and I’m certain others will think differently.