Personna Red to 9 but should have stopped at 7 to classify it as great shaves. This was my first run with a Personna and I like the experience. Good blade.
Excalibur Club - Blade Longevity DE, SE and Injector
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Just watched Just another shave’s latest episode. He took a Nacet to 469 (not a typo!). Admittedly he had a goatee so that saves some of the harder stubble to shave, but still - wow! he likes wetter leather which I don’t, so I will settle for less shaves per blade.
Guido
Guido
Shave #23 with a Nacet blade (a personal best).
@Guido75 , are you referring to @sugardaddy ? Or another guy with a van Dyke facial hair and 469 shaves?
No I think he is the one yes.
I just had shave 110 on my Feather Hi Stainless. I never dreamed I would ever get close to 100. The blade is still functioning well, I hope to get many more shaves on it!
My status report for currently in use blades is:
Cheers,
Guido
- KCG (23)
- Dorco Titan (9)
- Dorco ST300HQ (7)
- Gillette Yellow (4)
- Gillette Platinum (3)
- Personna Israeli (4)
- Tiger Platinum (1)
Cheers,
Guido
Took the KCG to 24 today.
I now have both a Feather and an Astra blade both past 20 shaves each in different razors, and another Astra at about 8. Alternating among these, I'm starting to sense differences in feel from one to another, and also starting to feel the way a blade is cutting in the moment according to angle, pressure, and other variables I'm trying to control. I'm also starting to experience greater comfort with the Astra and Feather that have more shaves on them as they become "broken in," though I'm not sure the term "buttery" would have occurred to me yet. I still have to concentrate very hard every moment on shallow angle and lightest pressure, but, along with somewhat improved sensitivity, my shaves are gradually getting closer with no or minimal irritation. The mustache area continues to be the holdout, but even that's improving. I'm not quite at BBS level anywhere, but I would say DFS everywhere but the mustache and sometimes chin. That's more than enough to feel comfortable and look decent till the next day's shave. I never would have been able to spend the time this is all taking when I was still working, but I'm retired and find shave time to be relaxing interlude despite the challenges.
I just got a slim adjustable back from Chris Spencer at Back Roads Gold with new gold plating. It's gorgeous workmanship, turn around was very rapid, and the price seems quite reasonable to me. I also want to mention a good experience with Dapper Studios: I ordered a vintage Gillette but was sent the wrong one. In the meantime the one I ordered was apparently sent to someone else. Dapper immediately found and sent a more than acceptable substitute at no additional cost. I don't expect myself or anyone else to never make a mistake, but folks who stand behind their work and make it right when a mistake does occur have my respect.
Here's wishing everybody a lovely Autumn season.
I just got a slim adjustable back from Chris Spencer at Back Roads Gold with new gold plating. It's gorgeous workmanship, turn around was very rapid, and the price seems quite reasonable to me. I also want to mention a good experience with Dapper Studios: I ordered a vintage Gillette but was sent the wrong one. In the meantime the one I ordered was apparently sent to someone else. Dapper immediately found and sent a more than acceptable substitute at no additional cost. I don't expect myself or anyone else to never make a mistake, but folks who stand behind their work and make it right when a mistake does occur have my respect.
Here's wishing everybody a lovely Autumn season.
Just passed another milestone I didn’t think was possible: shave #120 on my Feather Hi Stainless. I’m still getting a DFS nearly every day and no irritation.
KCG is on 26 at the moment. Still buttery smooth shaves.
Guido
Guido
Interesting…by my calculations you are only at 76 with this blade. John and I are at 345 at the moment.
All kidding aside - mighty accomplishment LJ! 125 as a next target?
Cheers,
Guido
Wow! I need you as an accountant!
I like the number, but I came up with 374.
BTW cograts LJ @LJBraaten
If you’re adding everyone in the September GRUME as mentioned earlier it only counts if you pass around and use the same blade.
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Another milestone! Feather Hi Stainless 130. Per the quote from @tjsgarden above, I atribute changes in technique to longevity in blade use, and to a closer shave the last few weeks.
Took my KCG blade to 27 today. I am aiming for at least 30!
Reading the number of shaves some get here i go crazy. My best is 12 shaves on a Rapira Platinum Lux and an Astra SP.
I wonder what i am doing wrong or do i use a bad razor (Rockwell 6C, plate 4) or bad lather (Proraso green and red, Monsavon, Stirling Campania, Rasozero Agrumella, Palmolive tube, Vergulde hand and a few canned foams like Brut, Gillette Foamy ).
I am puzzled ...
I wonder what i am doing wrong or do i use a bad razor (Rockwell 6C, plate 4) or bad lather (Proraso green and red, Monsavon, Stirling Campania, Rasozero Agrumella, Palmolive tube, Vergulde hand and a few canned foams like Brut, Gillette Foamy ).
I am puzzled ...
