DE Blade count

[Garry357]

I have recently received 22 DE Blades. The May newbie PIF.
Thanks @dmshaver.

looking forward to trying these different blade.
I have a question, I shave daily, I have a Feather blade and either Astra - Wilkinson sword or Derby. A blade will last me over 1 week then I change to a different one.

I have seen on YouTube some people mark the blade wrapper so they know how many uses.

I may adopt this as I want to experience the different blades without waiting till I need to chanhe.

What is your routine?

 

[Dave himself]

When my shave is finished. I remove the blade, clean it under running water. Pat it dry and put it back in the wrapper. Add a dot to the wrapper and that's it ready for the next shave.

 

[Invicta]

I may adopt this as I want to experience the different blades without waiting till I need to chanhe.

That can work but keeping a spreadsheet may be better so you can grade and then order your favourite blades when you next make a bulk order.

 

[Garry357]

That can work but keeping a spreadsheet may be better so you can grade and then order your favourite blades when you next make a bulk order.

Good idea, I have time to run a spreadsheet. Will also helpful as you suggest to grade each blade for future reference.

 

[Mike M]

Like @Dave himself I remove the blade and wash it, pat it dry and return it to the wrapper. I used to put a dot on it to indicate the number of shaves, but as my technique improved and I started getting 20+ shaves from a blade (recently got 73 from one) I stopped doing that, but I track it by posting daily to the 365 shaves forum.

 

[Quaznoid]

I don’t do anything to the blade because there’s nothing to do. Shave, rinse, set aside for tomorrow. 51 years of shaving with no problems.

I use a die to keep track of the number of shaves: 3 for DE’s, 6 for Schick injectors.

Spreadsheets?!?!

 

[HoosierTrooper]

Maybe some of these will help:

Keeping track of number of shaves per blade

Has anyone devised a good, simple, convenient way to count the number of shaves per blade? Ideally, as I load a new blade I could set a device to 1. Each time that I pull the razor out to shave I could increment the count. When the blade is exhausted, I could record the blade brand, type, and...

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Counting shaves per blades

I’ve been maintaining an Excel file for a while now where I record everything(razor, blade, soap, Aftershave, etc.) for the last few years I’ve been using a product (soap) until it’s done. I’ve used my spreadsheet to keep track of my blades (razor vs blade,how many shaves, average, etc) I will...

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Keeping track of uses on a blade?

With multiple GEM and Schick injectors what suggestions do you have for keeping track of the times a razor/blade has been used? With the GEM blades a Texta/Sharpie dot after each use on the blade could work but often that isn't practical with a Schick injector in the razor. I don't like to waste...

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How do you keep track of how many times you've used a razor blade?

I've collected several different razors so far. I don't have a rack or shaving cabinet for them, I just keep the on a shelf in my medicine cabinet. Does anyone have any suggestions on a good system of keeping track of the amount of shaves on each blade? (The dice system wouldn't work for me)

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Keeping track of how many shaves a blade has on it

How do you keep track of how many day you have used a blade? It seems so simple, but I often forget until I gets started, and when I start scraping my face it occurs to me it's one day too many on a blade. What do you do?

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Keeping Track of Blade Use

It used to be easy to keep track of how many times I had shaved with a given blade; I shave every day, and every Sunday I would put a new blade in my razor. Seven shaves per blade seemed to work well for most blades in my DE razor. And I only used one razor. Now, like many folks here, I use...

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Tracking Number of Shaves/Blade

Pretty much a newby here. Seeing that many of you have a number of razors in rotation, I have been amazed how you can keep track of the shaves-per-blade ratio. Shoot, I can barely find the way to my shave den if I get up too early, much less track blades with a spread sheet first thing in the...

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Need a good way to keep track of number of shaves on a blade

I am relatively new to wet shaving, so I bought a variety pack to test out various brands of blades. Noticing that some brands are good for only 3-4 shaves on my whiskers, while others can last a whole week. What is a good way to keep count of how many shaves I have used a blade, so I can change...

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Business card type shave counter

Yes, I know tracking blades isn't necessary, but I need it and feel comfortable with it, and I don't like counting digitally with my phone/computer etc. . For a long time, I have been very satisfied with using an abacus to record the number of shaves with a razor blade. I feel that counting is...

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Using dice to count shaves

So, this might seem like kind of an odd question. I use old D&D dice to keep track of shaves occasionally. I don't do it all the time, but if I'm doing something specific like one blade February, or a 3017, I will. I use a D20 (20 sided die) as a counter, then I'll use another die (a D4 or...

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How do you keep track of blade usage?

So I started a poll @ http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php/332827-Blade-curiosity and found that 70% of the DE folks were using a blade 4 or fewer times. up until now I have basically just changed my blade when I felt like it but today I had the bright idea to use a dice, with my use...

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[Luc]

At the moment I change blades every Sunday (7 shaves, daily shaver).

If the blade doesn’t feel right, I change it.

I tried the excel spreadsheet and it works well. I went from logging my shaves every day to enter the data when I’m changing blade (using the same setup).

I also had a pile of soaps where I had a control soap (shave 1) and I would stack my soaps on top of that one until I changed the blade. I could then count how many shaves from the control soap regardless of the order of the other soaps.

Some use an app where you can have multiple clickers if you change razors without changing the blade.

Some use a dice. Some make a dot with a marker on the blade or the wrapper.

I change razor when I’m done with the blade.

 

[WhiskerLess]

My Shave Den app tracks everything not only blade use but all other hardware and software you use.

You can even get statistical graph if you want. No marking, no remembering needed. It logs everything for you.

 

[DesertIguana]

I have good blade assortment, having mild beard, blades last minimum 5 shaves.

I can feel when blade is getting dull, than I replace.

 

[tejolot3]

If the blade doesn’t feel right, I change it.

This is the right answer.

Or: If I get bored with a blade, I change it.