blade hoarding

[rickboone1]

I found a blade I love. Bluebirds. I am ordering 20 thousand +/-

In all seriousness how long are blades good for? I ask because we are cautioned about using vintage blades.

 

[Hughies_online]

I only use a blade twice at most. What's the point trying to make them last forever when they are so cheap.
Some of the vintage one's I bought only got used once due to quality issues tho.

 

[rickboone1]

No no. In storage how long are they good for?

 

[Greybeard]

No no. In storage how long are they good for?

It depends on your storage environment. The enemy is corrosion. As long as they're kept in a dry place without large temperature fluctuations, I would think indefinitely. Well, at least several years.

 

[Sodapopjones]

I found a blade I love. Bluebirds. I am ordering 20 thousand +/-

In all seriousness how long are blades good for? I ask because we are cautioned about using vintage blades.

With modern technology I don't see why you couldn't make or have a climate controlled storage area.

Hence eternal life

 

[Sweeney Todd]

I currently have enough blades to last me at lest 5 years thanks to me
buying them 100 at a time. I store them well away from any moisture and
throw any silica gel packs I get ino the storage box.

 

[Rufust445]

A few weeks ago I finished the last of a 5-pack of NOS Wilkinson UK blades that I purchased sometime in the early '70's. Five great shaves, and I've managed to find 10 more of these blades on eBay at a price less than "Swedes."

They'll be mixed in with my stashed blades for special occasions.

 

[poppi]

Keep them from excessive heat/moisture and you should be fine for a couple of decades. If you are using plain carbon steel blades like the Treet Black Beauty, be sure to include a silca pack with them. Otherwise, the stainless steel blade and coated blades will last a loooonnnnggggg time.

 

[Stubblefield]

In all seriousness how long are blades good for? I ask because we are cautioned about using vintage blades.

Who is this person doing all the cautioning?

Stainless steel blades last a long time with no deterioration of the cutting edge, providing they are kept from the elements. I have blades dating from the late 60's that are still just as sharp as the day they came off the assembly line. I keep mine in sterlite containers with snap lock lids.

So your Bluebirds should last a long time, as long as you keep them dry.

A few weeks ago I finished the last of a 5-pack of NOS Wilkinson UK blades that I purchased sometime in the early '70's. Five great shaves, and I've managed to find 10 more of these blades on eBay at a price less than "Swedes."

They'll be mixed in with my stashed blades for special occasions.

Those are some of my favorite blades. Heck, I have not met a bad NOS Wilk, even the ones made in the late 90's are quite good.

 

[luvmysuper]

I ask because we are cautioned about using vintage blades.

I think the caution was about using the old carbon steel Blue Blades, which;
1. Were not that sharp when they were brand new
2. Are made of carbon steel and have surely rusted edges by now.

Any stainless blade kept in a fairly decent environment should be useable.

If you keep the ones you order dry and protected, they should be good for as long as you will be able to use them.

 

[rickboone1]

I think the caution was about using the old carbon steel Blue Blades, which;
1. Were not that sharp when they were brand new
2. Are made of carbon steel and have surely rusted edges by now.

Any stainless blade kept in a fairly decent environment should be useable.

If you keep the ones you order dry and protected, they should be good for as long as you will be able to use them.

I think you're right. I had bought a vintage Gillette that had blades in a blue paper and was told not to use them. I took this to mean all vintage blades.