Sharp DE Blades - Manufacturer: Samah Razor Blades Industries LTD - Bangladesh

[Luc]

I just want to try and understand the differences between the Sharp DE Blades. Having a name like "Sharp" doesn't help much when half the DE blades made on the market contain the word Sharp in it. I am interested in learning more about these blades since I currently have none in my stack of blades that I want to test.

Just to identify them clearly. I see 4 (there might be more, but those are the ones I see today). There are also more blades made by that manufacturer.

• Manufacturer: Samah Razor Blades Industries LTD
• Country: Bangladesh

Picture	Name	Coating
	SHARP 7AM SUPER PLATINUM	Platinum
	SHARP HI CHROMIUM	Chrome
	SHARP HI PLATINUM	Platinum
	SHARP TITANIUM	Titanium

The quick and easy reply will be, that each blade has a different coating. I see that, but what does it do? Why pick one coating over the other? I mean, there must be a specific property for each of these coatings. If I look at the Blue Bird blade, it has 5 different coats:

• Coating: Chromium-Ceramic-Platinum-Tungsten and Polymer

I know, I can try them and report back. Someone probably tried them already. Since they are made by the same manufacturer, the influence of the coating should have some kind of impact on each blade?

I don't know if they got better over time but I seem to see in threads dating 2015-2017 that it's one of the worst blades ever. In the most recent threads (2024), they seem very good. I know we all have different faces and preferences but going from a general opinion that labels them "the worst" to "one of the sharpest" is pretty good IMO. But... Is that the case?

A few threads that I found on the subject:

Vote for your favorite Sharp blade or one you consider better than the others

As per the title subject of the discussion among the Sharp brand Bengali blades which ones you have tried and consider the best or even like the best. Although Sharp Stainless would deserve a separate discussion because they are not easy to find they should not even be on the list and in the...

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"Sharp" blades ... the brand not the description :)

I've had a nice little 'getting to know you' session with a few of the blades from the 'Sharp' label. Specifically the Sharp Hi Platinum, Sharp Titanium, and the Sharp 7AM Plus Platinum. For my whiskers and skin, they've been a very pleasant blend of smooth and sharp - specifically in my...

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Sharp DE blades

Hi, who here can tell me how Sharp brand de blades are like.... I discovered one of these in my blade stash drawer that I remember had come as a sample with some other items I ordered a couple of years back. It looks like they are from Bangladesh, being it says Dhaka on the blade wrapper. I...

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"Sharp" DE blades

I acquired a package of 100 of DE blades labeled "Sharp" when I purchased a cheapie TTO razor from Amazon several years ago. During initial research it appears they may be made in Bangladesh (packages are unmarked as to nation of origin). For some reason I hesitate to use them. Any one here...

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Is my Sharp Stainless blade from older productions?

I prefer to open a new discussion rather than the old one, hoping that in the forum there are friends and colleagues who are passionate about traditional shaving who know more about me and can answer my question. I want to return to the topic of Sharp stainless blades which are commonly found in...

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Sharp Durablade

I received a few Sharp Hi Chromium Durablades in a blade sampler and it's the last blade that I had left to try. I used it yesterday and today and I have to say in my EJ DE89 with TABAC it performed awesome. No nicks, or cuts and best of all NO irritation. It has only been two shaves but both...

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Anyone like Sharp Durablade?

Currently using a Sharp Durablade I received in a sample pack and I'm impressed! The first shave wasn't the smoothest but VERY close. The blade settled down on the second shave becoming a pleasure to use. I ask because Google only lists a couple of places to buy them in bulk, mainly Amazon and...

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[cranewarrior]

I have a few blade reports here: Durablade Razor Blades (Samah Industries, Bangladesh) - https://www.badgerandblade.com/forum/threads/durablade-razor-blades-samah-industries-bangladesh.651564/

I plan to log more Durablade tests there as time permits. I have tucks of many of them, including the Titanium, Hi Platinum, 7AM Platinum, Champion, Hi Chromium, LOI Titanium, and Clifton Classic.

By the way, the two I have used so far the Titanium and the Hi Platinum hold their own in terms of sharpness. I do not find them as sharp as a Gillette Nacet for example, but they seem sharper than most of the Lords. The Hi Platinum is in the same vicinity as the Treet Platinum, and the Titanium feels sharper than both of them.

 

[Cloobster]

I tried all of these a couple of years ago and added notes about each of them in a "bladeabase". This entry for the Hi Chromium sums up my findings but like you say, we all have different faces.

 

[Goblin]

I looked at a few of them here:

Samah Industries Blades from Bangladesh?

Just wondering if anyone uses these blades or if they have much of a following? If you don't know what I am talking about, these are the various different blades you may have seen that have little Swiss flag / shields on them and claim "Swiss Quality". Many of them are sold under the brand...

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For me, they are decent cheap blades that would probably work well for folks who like Lord, Treet and these types of blades.

Of the ones I tried, I would say Champion or Hi Platinum were probably the best. I expected a good result from the Hi Titanium (which almost certainly has no titanium in it) but actually preferred the others. However, none of them are particularly sharp - the best of them are still one-and-done blades for me.

 

[Pinto90]

There are also the simple Sharp Stainless blades that have not been talked about in this forum for several years, perhaps because they are not easily sold in the Western market
and you want because most users will not like them.

I have a couple of packages of Sharp Stainless and I am doing very well with this blade, not very sharp but gentle even on the most aggressive razors I have tried it with.

Each time it leaves me with a BBS and pleasant feeling in the post shave that I perhaps don't achieve even with other more emblazoned blades.
I am also finding good the Sharp 7 AM ,for me sharp in the average, its sharpness does not reach the sharpness of blades from the house of Lord or Treet,imho.

For me, they are decent cheap blades that would probably work well for folks who like Lord, Treet and these types of blades.

Agreed. They are blades that will not appeal to many however they may appeal to those who already appreciate Treet,Lord that kind of blade.

 

[ErkRusselReserve]

I bought 100 of the Titanium based on positive reviews on this site. The exotic coating was quite atractive. I found it to be quite a mid blade. I prefer sharper and smoother blades though. Even Nacet and Permasharps a little below my level of preference.

 

[Pinto90]

I had run out of Sharp's and went by the store this morning after work to buy them.

The Bengali guy doesn't want to lower the price one bit he said 1€ the pack,the same price I pay for a pack of GSB's blades.
He tells me we are in Italy and he has to pay taxes in our country,for this time I said okay ,important thing is that every time he let me find the new Sharp stainless ones.

I like these blades, them are very smooth for me even if I use them for one shave.
I certainly prefer these Sharp blades over the Sharp 7 am and the ABest other Sharp blades I have tried , they seem harder and rougher on my skin.
A bad feeling, although at first Sharp 7 am I liked them maybe I had used them with another razor, but I don't remember which one it was.

 

[thombrogan]

I’m a fan of their titanium-clad Bobbsey Twins

 

[Pinto90]

I’m a fan of their titanium-clad Bobbsey Twins

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The Loi Titanium blades arrived last week, I have yet to try them I have too many blades yet to try.
In your experience are Loi Titanium and Sharp Titanium a very similar blade to each other?

 

[thombrogan]

They feel the same to me. They feel mid-point between Shark Platinum and Shark Super Stainless for sharpness and smoother than both.

I‘m guessing the Shark Super Chromes I’ve never tried will also do the trick.

 

[VerbaVolant]

...The quick and easy reply will be, that each blade has a different coating...
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...If I look at the Blue Bird blade, it has 5 different coats:

• Coating: Chromium-Ceramic-Platinum-Tungsten and Polymer

I am wondering what makes you think that the name of the blade and the chemical elements describe the coating applied on that particular blade.
You seem to be convinced that, let's say, Platinum being mentioned on the wrapper/tuck of the blade means that the blade is actually coated with Platinum.

I am not.

 

[Luc]

I am wondering what makes you think that the name of the blade and the chemical elements describe the coating applied on that particular blade.
You seem to be convinced that, let's say, Platinum being mentioned on the wrapper/tuck of the blade means that the blade is actually coated with Platinum.

I am not.

I think that Blue Bird uses all these coatings because of the packaging. This is a borrowed picture of the package (mine is too far and I'm lazy).

Is it the case or not? I don't know, but the label says that.

It might not be a box of mac and cheese with all the ingredients listed. Blue Bird listed those, that's why I'm under that impression.

 

[VerbaVolant]

In my opinion, nothing suggests that any of the blades posted here are in fact coated with any of the metals mentioned on their wrappers/tucks.

 

[Pinto90]

I think that Blue Bird uses all these coatings because of the packaging. This is a borrowed picture of the package (mine is too far and I'm lazy).
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Is it the case or not? I don't know, but the label says that.

It might not be a box of mac and cheese with all the ingredients listed. Blue Bird listed those, that's why I'm under that impression.

All blades produced in Istanbul by the Azmusebat company all carry those Chromium-Ceramic-Platinum-Tungsten and Polymer coatings.
Besides Derby blades if anyone has Lion Super Stainless, Diamond Pro Excel and Concord blades they can check on the package or box.

 

[Pinto90]

I am wondering what makes you think that the name of the blade and the chemical elements describe the coating applied on that particular blade.
You seem to be convinced that, let's say, Platinum being mentioned on the wrapper/tuck of the blade means that the blade is actually coated with Platinum.

I am not.

I don't quite agree.
I, too, am sometimes very skeptical as to whether really the blades are of the material indicated on the package of their blades.
I found information online where Sharp Stainless are presented as Polymer DE Blades but it doesn't say anything on the packaging.

A lot of times on forums or on the seller's web page to sell they write everything even a bit random things, however the coating or the material that is written on the label of that we should trust don't you think?

 

[VerbaVolant]

 

[VerbaVolant]

Talking about random things.

 

[VerbaVolant]

All blades produced in Istanbul by the Azmusebat company all carry those Chromium-Ceramic-Platinum-Tungsten and Polymer coatings.

Personally, I doubt it.
Chromium-Ceramic-Platinum-Tungsten, oh my, so catchy...

I might be wrong, as I have been wrong before.

 

[Pinto90]

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I don't understand.
What you mean by showing the description of the Sharp Titanium blade?

Personally, I doubt it.
Chromium-Ceramic-Platinum-Tungsten, oh my, so catchy...

I might be wrong, as I have been wrong before.

What had emerged from the microscopic analysis of the Derby blades?

 

[thombrogan]

@VerbaVolant , my ceramics, tungstens, and titaniums are lies told to dupe my gullible self into buying DE blades other than my Sharks?!

Fool me 305 times, shame on me