*@Bogeyman while everyone googles prevarication*
Fixed it for you:There are guys on here that get over 100...regularly....I did not understand how they do it.
There are guys on here that say they get over 100...regularly....I did not understand how they do it.
You're assuming there is "trouble" and there's not, at least in many cases. So that's why.I have said this numerous times...at .10-.15 (and only pennies if you can go a week) per blade why go thru all the trouble of stretching a blade out beyond its usefulness. There is no shortage of D/E blades available.
Well said. Especially regarding your point about good technique. I'm glad you said that.DE blades are so inexpensive they are practically free in the context of a shaving supply budget, even more so for most people participating on this forum with multiple soaps, razors, brushes, etc. So using a blade many times is not about saving pennies. IMO it is much more about 1) a mindset of waste not, want not. And especially about 2) Challenging the shaver to improve their technique and explore the limits of what is possible.
Now, this is more what I felt was happening. I get better shaves as far as closeness with a shallow angle (it seems), but I get more comfortable shaves with a steep angle (it seems), but I have no idea about longevity (hence this thread). I am going to have to do another run when I am done with this with another Platinum to see if a steep angle also works. Thanks for the input.Unlike GT, my blades started lasting less when I started riding the top cap but shaving results improved. I was getting better longevity at steep angle (handle parallel to the face, see SASA).
This is usually what I hear. This is why I want to try it for a bit a see what happens. Then I guess as always I have to decide for myself. Just wanted to get some ideas on the subject of longevity of blades. The technique lessons and thoughts are the best for me though right now. Thanks for the input.My blades started lasting longer when I started riding the top cap more. I maintain good technique right from the first shave.
No worries about the explanation of the differences in technique. It makes sense more to me the more I shave and the more I do research and then try things. Overall, I agree it was just a nice thought that maybe I wasn't really seeing where the blade gave out, but might be messing up my technique or got sloppy and was unfairly tossing some blades.@TFAshaver ,
The most important factor for me was knowing other people got more shaves from a blade. I alternated Astra SPs and Gillette Wilkinson swords and kept going a little past what the previous blades did. I couldn't explain the exact technique differences.
I am more surprised by the guys who cannot get more than a 1-2 shaves out of a blade than I am by those who can shave every day of the month with a single blade.
Prep and technique trumps everything, and you are right: rigidity probably trumps those two, lol.I swap once a week for DE and once every two weeks for SE generally. As soon as I feel tugging, it's time for a new blade. They are cheap and they are still making them.
You need to get a razor that uses the Feather FHS-10 Then you won't be surprised at only two shaves from a blade.
I think there are certain blade and razor combos that contribute to blade life. Rigidity of clamping, angle of curvature, angle of shaving all play a role with respect to a DE blade. I've had the same blade be tuggy in one razor and not in another. It's got to be down to the curve, angle and rigidity I think.
Prep makes a big difference for sure. If I shave before or after a shower it's a huge difference, because I don't have the patience to do a proper whisker softening prep, I let the shower naturally do that as a byproduct of the shower. I wonder if I'd get half the blade life I do if I shaved before a shower.Prep and technique trumps everything, and you are right: rigidity probably trumps those two, lol.
Seriously, my slant really torques the blade. IF I ever try a Derby again I may have to eat my hat if it gives a good shave.
O dear Jesus, madness, it's a bloody razor blade, no need to **** about corking, stropping or anything else.
Take it out of its wrapper, ignore the wax, put in the razor, use until shave is not great, remove and dispose of.