What blades are you buying at that price?
I usually use blades a lot longer than I should. Lately I've been trying to replace them more frequently and I think my shaves have benefited from it.
I like the idea of using dice to count shaves @dfoulk.
Number of shaves on a blade... over 8...why?
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What blades are you buying at that price?
I usually use blades a lot longer than I should. Lately I've been trying to replace them more frequently and I think my shaves have benefited from it.
I like the idea of using dice to count shaves @dfoulk.
Been doing it for years and I've found no better way.
Yawns. I don't see why anyone should care if I get 10 to 20 shaves per blade. Sometimes a few more.
It's not a matter of being cheap, it's a matter of wanting good shaves & using a blade as long as it gives a good clean shave. Once it starts tugging, it's gone. But that may be 10 shaves or more. I don't keep count, I just shave.
I got 11 shaves with my injector blade. Last shave was a fantastic one. Why should I throw the blade, when I know it can give another 5 - 10 shaves ?!
I just aim for 7 shaves per blade. Some blades can go for more and some seem done after 3 or 4. It is just something that I aim for. I cannot see the point in tossing a blade that is still shaving well.
That comment about toilet paper don't make sense, nobody said after using a blade that they will throw the unused blades away.
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Kinda like if I was using a nice kitchen knife to cut up some carrots. Would I stop after every carrot to sharpen the knife, or course not. As long as the knife is cutting perfect then why bother.[/QUOTE]
Perhaps you should start cutting your carrots with razor blades and report back on how many carrots you get through per blade!
Perhaps you should start cutting your carrots with razor blades and report back on how many carrots you get through per blade!
Admittedly, most blades do seem to sharpen up after the first shave and a plausible case be made to use them for a few shaves I suppose. I might even concede that someone, with fairly thin/light/soft hair, could squeeze say 7 shaves out of a blade. Injector blades can probably go a bit longer for some as they are thicker and there is more steel supporting the edge. Yet, edges wear and break down in predictable and definite ways and anyone who says that a blade shaves as good at shave 10 as shave 1 or 2 is basically full of it - there's a reason why straights get stropped as often as they do and chefs take their knives to steal repeatedly throughout the shift.
Obviously, your technique is still lacking.
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Who wastes space in their wallet carrying one dollar bills? They’re so cheap, they only cost a buck a piece. Especially if you already have a wallet full of twenties and fifties. I mean, why would you want to clutter it up with silly little singles?
Likewise, why use anything more than the first satisfactory amount? Compared to the cost of the car, tires are pretty cheap, why run them more than six months?
If I used cheap blades I might think using ANY blade more than two times is silly. However, I have found that I get my best shaves from Feather blades and they just happen to last much longer than two shaves. I probably have several years worth of blades on hand but that has zero impact on my blade changing decision.
Even the more expensive blades are fairly cheap compared to everything else. That’s not the point. I use them until they are used up and I don’t think about the cost per shave anymore.
And you know what else? Not everyone in this great wide world is as affluent as many of us. They can’t afford to be wasteful and just toss stuff because we think it’s cheap.
Likewise, why use anything more than the first satisfactory amount? Compared to the cost of the car, tires are pretty cheap, why run them more than six months?
If I used cheap blades I might think using ANY blade more than two times is silly. However, I have found that I get my best shaves from Feather blades and they just happen to last much longer than two shaves. I probably have several years worth of blades on hand but that has zero impact on my blade changing decision.
Even the more expensive blades are fairly cheap compared to everything else. That’s not the point. I use them until they are used up and I don’t think about the cost per shave anymore.
And you know what else? Not everyone in this great wide world is as affluent as many of us. They can’t afford to be wasteful and just toss stuff because we think it’s cheap.
Actually it was meant to be a humorous and poignant reference to throwing a single blade away while the blade is still useful. It wasn't about throwing the entire tuck of blades away, just the one blade. For me, many blades shave better on the 2nd and 3rd shaves, and I don't throw a blade away while its still useful. To clarify my example (which followed @Jim K's reference), I guess the tuck of blades would be like a multi-pack of toilet paper - use a roll once, then throw it away, grab another roll from the pack - use a blade once, then throw it away, grab another blade from the tuck.
Sorry for the confusion.
Lucky for you. I can never get anything past 4 shaves without looking like I got hit by a truck.
It's not a question of technique, it's a matter of physics and chemistry.
Physics and chemistry you have no scientific support for. Only guesses about how things work. The reality is many of us get a large number of great shaves per blade. Who cares what physics and chemistry allows this to happen?
[QUOTE="GaryTha, post: 10244891, member: 123869"]...The reality is many of us get a large number of great shaves per blade. Who cares what physics and chemistry allows this to happen?[/QUOTE]
It would appear that you are capable of caring, and not caring, about "physics and chemistry"...at the same time!
GaryTha said: ↑
It would appear that you are capable of caring, and not caring, about "physics and chemistry"...at the same time!
GaryTha said: ↑
It would appear that you are capable of caring, and not caring, about "physics and chemistry"...at the same time![/QUOTE]
If Newton's wife had been hit by the apple, she would have picked it up and put it into a pie. There would be no reason for her to care about physics or chemistry so long as she made a tasty pie. I care when caring matters and don't care when it doesn't matter.
