What SE blades that you can buy today are worth their salt? Which ones available today are closest to the thick old SE blades of yesteryear? And where can you buy them?
SE blades inquiry
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I guess it depends on which razor you’re using. Edgewell; as Schick and Personna; make blades for Injector, Hair shaper, GEM, and AC razors. KAI and Feather make blades for AC and modified GEM blade razors (like Autostrop and Oneblade). Antelope 77, Rhino, and Cloud make blades for certain barber razors as the Dovo Shavette. Not sure of any mass market modern wedge blades.
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I use mostly GEM razors - 1912, Micromatic, bullet tip etc.
Accutec Blades in Verona, VA still make blades for GEM razor. They should be similar to the vintage ones. Just make sure you get ones designed for shaving. There are utility blades with a similar design to the GEM razor blades, but they are designed to be used in paint scrapers, box cutters, and utility knives. While the shaving blades can be used for utility purposes, do not make the mistake of trying one of the utility blades in a razor.
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Good to know. I will make a Google search. Has anyone tried these out? I think Bullgoose has them in his inventory.
Just got these and loaded in all my GEMs. Will report back. Only one shave in atm.
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Thank you sir. Look forward to your report.
Those are what the doctor ordered. Go to the Micromatic Monday thread and search “RIGS” for an upgrade to the Personna PTFE-coated GEM blade.
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Is this the same blade? It's confusing because some of these are not meant for shaving.
If they’re both SKU # 62-0178, it’s the same blade.
I've never used a GEM, but I really haven't had a bad experience with any Artist Club blades. I've used Kai Milds, Schick Prolines, and Feather Professionals. If I had to stick with only one it would be the Feathers.
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I’ve got some of these coming in. I’ll report back to you when I have a few shaves.
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Just took receipt of these and will try them tomorrow:
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Tried these this afternoon. This is the real deal. Best SE blades I’ve ever used. Highly recommended.
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Final update: These are the real deal. Getting great shaves and am just now replacing the first one.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
Ron R
I survived a lathey foreman
Good that your enjoying your shaves with the Gem Personna SS PTFE blades but you could get a lot more decent shaves than just 2 shaves from a blade, most folks get 8-20 shaves easily depending on beard type from my own experiences and others. Gem Personna are the best SE blade for sharpness and longevity I have used also.
Gem Personna must have better steel or heat treating on the Gem blades because they just last longer and feel great once they are used for a few shaves.
Lot of folks do not know this, I use a milder Gem razors on the first 1-5 shaves on a blade and then use the more aggressive ASR razors seems to work well for myself and I just enjoy variety.
Personna has been making razor blades for over 100 years so they must know something that the other blade Manufactures don't!
For a Schick injector use Chinese Schicks (“Chicks”) only.
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Or, guys can try the much less expensive Personna injector blades for themselves and make up their own minds whether they like them or not. Some of us get along just fine with the Personna blades, and I actually prefer them to the Schicks.
I’m glad you had a good experience with the Personnas. My experience with the Ted Pellas was very bad: duller than a butter knife.
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