I've been wetshaving for three years and change, and I'm almost at the end of my 100 pack of Feather blades (the only blade I have ever used in my entire time wetshaving). As part of my Black Friday shopping, I bought a 5 blade pack of Wilkinson Sword made in Germany. Compared to my years of experiences with the Feathers leaving my skin tender and irritated even with the R2 plate on my 6S (not to mention setting 6 on the Futur), the Wilkinson Sword blade has provided the most comfortable shaves of my life. I used it in my 6S with the R6, R5, and R2 plates, and I used it in my Futur on the 3 plate. I can't believe how smooth it felt to use and how it still mowed down the hair.
The performance I've gotten out of this blade in three uses has me very curious on how other blades compare to the German Wilkinson Sword and the Feather. Is there a scale (1-10) for blades that reflects this level of sharpness and/or comfort? Are Feathers a 10 or a 9? Are the German Wilkinson Swords a 2/3 or a 5/6 or something else?
The performance I've gotten out of this blade in three uses has me very curious on how other blades compare to the German Wilkinson Sword and the Feather. Is there a scale (1-10) for blades that reflects this level of sharpness and/or comfort? Are Feathers a 10 or a 9? Are the German Wilkinson Swords a 2/3 or a 5/6 or something else?