And that’s what needs healing. Obviously the 9.8 shave with your Super Max blade healed your spirit
I can't use Vokshod! Even though they feel sharp, they feel rough on my face, kinda like pulling on whiskers at times. Face gets irritated! Not for me...Blade journey shave #2 with:
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- Razor: Birth year 1961 G4 Gillette Tech with @Rosseforp custom handle
- Blade: Voskhod teflon blade
- Brush: Semogue SOC Mistura Taj brush
- Pre-shave: Noxema pre-shave wash
- Soap: Daveli Farms Sheep Fat, Orange Cedarwood Oakmoss scent
- After shave: Thayer's unscented witch hazel and La Toja balm
This was my first experience with the vaunted (by some) Voskhod Teflon coated blade. I found it to do a pretty good job overall, but I did not think it was particularly special. The Voskhod was quite comfortable on the first pass WTG, but not particularly efficient. I'm guessing the lack of efficiency reflects less sharpness. My second pass was ATG as usual, but I still had some work left. When a blade is working really well for me, my third "pass" is really just touching up specific areas. Today, I needed a bona fide third pass that required a fair amount of buffing to get to BBS. I saw no bloodletting of any kind, but the buffing left my skin a tiny bit irritated in spots. One advantage of the mildness of the blade was that I could do more work on my problem area, my neck. Oddly, my neck is perhaps my least irritated spot today.
I used my normal pre-shave approach, a hot shower with a Noxema pre-shave wash in which I let the mentholated Noxema dwell on my skin before rinsing it. I bloomed the Daveli Farms Sheep Fat soap in my shaving mug before lathering it there with my Semogue Owner's Club Mistura (LOVE it!). The soap performed superbly as always and is a bargain at only $8. After the shave, I applied Thayer's Unscented Witch Hazel, which actually stung a little bit, which is unusual. Oddly, the La Toja balm also gave me a bit of burn. My cheeks, which are a tell tale for irritation on my face, were slightly reddened. Nothing terrible, just a fact and likely due to the extra buffing on them.
Overall, I would give today's shave 8.5/10. Even though it was comfortable, more effort was needed to achieve BBS and more irritation resulted. I'll probably shave a second time with the blade after round 1, but then again, I may not.
Next up on Thursday, I'll try the Tiger Platinum blade from the Czech Republic, another blade I've never tried.
Summary table HERE
Nice picture.Tuesday morning shave (rated 9.8/10) using:
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- Razor: Lambda Athena (no. 22-234)
- Blade: Super-Max Platinum from brother @lasta (1)
- Brush: Semogue Owner’s Club Mistura Taj (my favorite)
- Pre-shave: Noxzema
- Soap: Daveli Farms Sheep Fat (excellent)
- Post shave: Thayer's Witch Hazel followed by 1965 Old Spice splash and Stirling Spice balm (superb)
Another wonderful shave from a Super-Max blade in two passes (WTG/ATG) plus touch ups. The blade was virtually indistinguishable to me from the Super-Max Diamond Edge blade that I used on Sunday, almost invisibly smooth and comfortable during the first pass WTG. The slightest of deductions on the efficiency scale for falling just short of outstanding on this first pass. The second pass ATG virtually completed the BBS goal. A few touch ups on the third pass did the rest. Job done with zero irritation.
As always, the Stirling balm does a peerless job soothing and softening my skin.
I may stick with these Super-max blades for a bit to see how well they hold up over time. My Blade Journey log is found HERE.
I was genuinely surprised by the performance of this obscure blade. I've been sleuthing around the internet trying to figure out who made these blades and when, and I think I have discovered that they were most likely made by Okava Enterprises in a factory in Carlow County, Ireland sometime in the early 1960s. Okava only owned this factory from 1956 until 1967, when Ovsey Klotsman (the founder of Okava died). I found this information in a description of the history of Okava posted online (HERE) that has tons of information about this company. Perhaps its best known blade was the beloved Israeli Eddison blades. It turns out that "Eddison" is a mashup of the names of Mr. Klotsman's son and daughter, "Eddie" and "Sonia."Blades really are YMMV, but "impression of being very sharp" is always a + in my books. Great find!
So, a judge gathering evidence first hand. Who said grunt work can't be fun?I was genuinely surprised by the performance of this obscure blade. I've been sleuthing around the internet trying to figure out who made these blades and when, and I think I have discovered that they were most likely made by Okava Enterprises in a factory in Carlow County, Ireland sometime in the early 1960s. Okava only owned this factory from 1956 until 1967, when Ovsey Klotsman (the founder of Okava died). I found this information in a description of the history of Okava posted online (HERE) that has tons of information about this company. Perhaps its best known blade was the beloved Israeli Eddison blades. It turns out that "Eddison" is a mashup of the names of Mr. Klotsman's son and daughter, "Eddie" and "Sonia."
The photos below show my Comet wrapper laid flat in the same orientation as images of a select few of Okava's wrappers. The similarity is too great to ignore. One of the wrappers is for an Israeli "Comet" blade, also made of "FINEST SWEDISH STEEL."
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I also believe the blades are coated with some type of polymer as described in an Israeli Patent Application number 17444 that was filed in 1962. This patent application is referenced by its number on a few of Okava's blades, including on one of the Israeli Eddison blade wrappers shown above. The application mentions a bunch of different polymer coatings including PTFE. As far as I can tell, a patent never issued based on this application. If I am correct that my Comet blades were made by Okava in County Carlow Ireland AND that they were coated as described in Okava's Israeli patent application, then the blades were most likely made in the early 1960s of FINEST SWEDISH [stainless] STEEL.
The historical account of Okava that I linked above is quite detailed and very interesting.
Eddison blades were only made by Okava until 1970. After that, any one of the big brands could have taken over. Where are Eddison blades made now?Eddison blades are fantastic. Period. Smooth, comfortable with excellent longevity. Easy double digits with this blade. Still available at our regular blade sites.
Nice additional info and intel here Mitch. I understood that Eddison is part of the Personna family, but your information might point out it’s different?
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From what I can tell from the website it is Israel.Eddison blades were only made by Okava until 1970. After that, any one of the big brands could have taken over. Where are Eddison blades made now?
I've always enjoyed the grunt workSo, a judge gathering evidence first hand. Who said grunt work can't be fun?
Great find! And Shaveworld does seem like somewhere I can spend hours browsing.
The Israeli blade stock are starting to get thin, they are available, but be careful because there was a guy selling dross from Israel when the Reds became difficult to find. They are now made in Germany, same as the Personna Platinum Chromes, they are available on ebay at least. We had a discussion about this a month ago, somewhere. Off to order more blades than I can possible use...From what I can tell from the website it is Israel.
That might be in the Discovery Adventure PIF thread. Eddison was part of the blade PIF.The Israeli blade stock are starting to get thin, they are available, but be careful because there was a guy selling dross from Israel when the Reds became difficult to find. They are now made in Germany, same as the Personna Platinum Chromes, they are available on ebay at least. We had a discussion about this a month ago, somewhere. Off to order more blades than I can possible use...
I am sure it is, but finding the page is the problem...That might be in the Discovery Adventure PIF thread. Eddison was part of the blade PIF.
Truth!Clean razor in a clean box with a clean blade that doesn't cut, such a shame.