I Tried A Shark Blade

[Birddog]

The Sharks work well for a friend of mine, so I thought I'd give it a try. Popped a new one in my Gillette Tech, and the first few passes were mediocre, then as I got to my mustache area I had to stop. It was like sandpaper. Ouch. I reached over to grab another razor with another blade to finish up.

My beard is thick, my hair is coarse I guess that's why it didn't work. Does anyone else have this trouble with Shark blades?

 

[fast shaver]

I get anywhere from 7-12 shaves with the Shark SC & Shark stainless blades. I have a medium beard type & YMMV. The Gillette Tech is a mild razor & may be too mild for your beard type.

 

[rabidus]

Which Tech did you use it in?

 

[Birddog]

Here is a link to my photos of it. http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showth...t-s-the-date?p=7465768&highlight=#post7465768

It is a 1954, ball end (I think).

 

[Justlikemygrandad]

Did exactly the same this morning. Brand new shark blade, good smoothness after the first pass but it was very uncomfortable and a coarse shave. Switched it out for my usual Astra sp to complete the save which was oodles better.

 

[Birddog]

I get anywhere from 7-12 shaves with the Shark SC & Shark stainless blades. I have a medium beard type & YMMV. The Gillette Tech is a mild razor & may be too mild for your beard type.

Thank you. I shaved a minute ago. Now, I wish I had not disposed of the first Shark SC blade. I pulled out my Gillette New, put a new Shark SC in it, then lathered up some Arko. The first pass went well, so I opted for a second. The second went better, so I opted for a third pass. Not even a weeper. Cold rinse plus alumblock, aftershave. I stand amazed. The shave was in the B+, A- range.

As for my '54 Tech, Feathers and Astras are the blades I typically use. Evidently, as fast shaver pointed out, my beard needs an aggressive razor.

 

[Joe blow]

I have a tough beard, I use a Merkur 34c and I have never had a problem using Shark blades, I use them once then toss 'em. I suppose I could use them longer but they are cheap...

 

[DCRIII]

Shark Super Chrome blades are one of my favorites I can get up to 28 3-pass shaves with on blade.

 

[davidr2340]

I tried on in my Parker SRX Shavette... Loved it! For me, it was a great shave (besides the slice I took out of my face, because I'm new with a Shavette)!

 

[Mitretnuh]

My beard is coarse also, and I could never get more than a week with a 5 blade cartridge. No way I could ever get almost a month out of a blade. I am the same as you two or three strokes and if it's tugging that bad in the trash it goes.

 

[jasonledbetter125]

Man I wanted to like sharks. I tried a few, and they were actually Sharp enough to cut. But they irritated my neck. I have a medium thick beard, with pretty tough hairs, so I can't use the less sharp blades like dorcos and derbys.

 

[Razorcan]

My beard is thick, my hair is coarse I guess that's why it didn't work. Does anyone else have this trouble with Shark blades?

Wrong guess,I have stubble course like steel and thick as the Amazon jungle and Sharks are the only blades I use (DE shaving since 1980),I easily get 7 four pass shaves with them.

Blades are THE absolute YMMV thing in life.

 

[Moody]

I agree with matching the blade to the razor.

I use shark super stainless blades regularly (I bought 200 early on). They work well for me in a more aggressive razor. I usually use them in a slim set to 5. I would also use voskhod, ladas and other duller blades with that setting.

I use blades like rapira platinum lux - in the slim set to one or in a weishi (very mild razors).

I also have a tech, but the particular model (english flat bottom) I would call more aggressive than more recent techs.

 

[FloridaCreekIndian]

I bought a few Sharks to sample and got the worst shave I have ever had with that blade and a Merkur 34c. Maybe it was a bad blade but with the other quality blades I have laying around I never got back to trying them in a different razor.

 

[Rusty Blade]

I have recently gone back to Sharks after a long period of using GSB and Astra SPs. I am impressed. The Shark is sharp and smooth...no complaints. I am using mine n a Merkur 23c and I am getting great shaves.