... was this morning, courtesy of what I suspect are Personna injector blades. When I loaded one in my Type L clone yesterday, I noticed it looked different from the Chick blades. The band at the edge didn't seem as polished. Didn't think much more about it.
Today, I lathered with Gillette Foamy (which has become my standard for new razors and blades, as well as my work-day shaving cream), and shaved. Or try to. It felt different. No, it didn't pull and no, there was no irritation. But it left behind beard. I could hear it cut, but it still left beard behind. One pass over the same spot, then two, then three, then four, then five. By now, I'd went over half my face, and most of the beard was still there.
I loaded a Chick blade. As before, it tried to slip under the blade, but I corrected it and managed to push out the suspected Personna (and in a "Hold my beer" moment, used the blade I'd pushed out to push the Chick further into the razor with the loader still in place - it actually worked, but isn't recommended - relathered that half of my face, and tried again.
The shave was much better. The Chick blade mowed down beard as I'd come to expect, with no dragging or irritation.
I inspected the suspected Personna. The blade might be thicker, but I can't tell by eyeballing it. There is slightly less flex. I resolved to try them again one day in my adjustable, and set them aside.
Yesterday, I'd done some searching based on a half-remembered bit of info about electron microscopes. Sure enough, I found the same injector blades at a laboratory supply house, which said they were PTFE coated. That's good, and, since they were used for this sort of work, figured they'd be plenty sharp. I assume they are, but this one wasn't sharp enough to shave.
If the blade is a tad thicker, it might have something to do with this morning's shave, since this razor is on the mild side. That's why I want to try them in the adjustable. But they aren't going into this Type L clone again.
Today, I lathered with Gillette Foamy (which has become my standard for new razors and blades, as well as my work-day shaving cream), and shaved. Or try to. It felt different. No, it didn't pull and no, there was no irritation. But it left behind beard. I could hear it cut, but it still left beard behind. One pass over the same spot, then two, then three, then four, then five. By now, I'd went over half my face, and most of the beard was still there.
I loaded a Chick blade. As before, it tried to slip under the blade, but I corrected it and managed to push out the suspected Personna (and in a "Hold my beer" moment, used the blade I'd pushed out to push the Chick further into the razor with the loader still in place - it actually worked, but isn't recommended - relathered that half of my face, and tried again.
The shave was much better. The Chick blade mowed down beard as I'd come to expect, with no dragging or irritation.
I inspected the suspected Personna. The blade might be thicker, but I can't tell by eyeballing it. There is slightly less flex. I resolved to try them again one day in my adjustable, and set them aside.
Yesterday, I'd done some searching based on a half-remembered bit of info about electron microscopes. Sure enough, I found the same injector blades at a laboratory supply house, which said they were PTFE coated. That's good, and, since they were used for this sort of work, figured they'd be plenty sharp. I assume they are, but this one wasn't sharp enough to shave.
If the blade is a tad thicker, it might have something to do with this morning's shave, since this razor is on the mild side. That's why I want to try them in the adjustable. But they aren't going into this Type L clone again.
Ok need to try the Schick B-20. Best place to get these shipped to Canada? Currently using Personna via Connaught.
