Anyone tried it? Any opinions? I'd like to try them out eventually.
I have the full size sampler pack from shoeboxshaving.com.
William
I have the full size sampler pack from shoeboxshaving.com.
William
Treet Black Beauty?
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I've tried them and I think they're great blades, though they don't last long for obvious reasons.
any blade can last for as long as it can..heres how....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ogq4wfpT7hc
I get 4-7 complete uses from 1 blade
I get 4-7 complete uses from 1 blade
Did you mean shoeboxshaveshop.com? In any case the blades are OK but you need to remember that they are carbon steel and will rust. Rinsing the blade in alcohol after use will help slow down the rust. The price is right though.
Can't argue with that logic.
Yup, been doing that with the Ted Pellas after every shave with my '07 Ever Ready lather catcher and get at least seven multi pass shaves out of them.
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Hahah, nice sig Shaman!
What is a lather catcher??
And yes, I did mean shoeboxshaveshop.com, my mistake.
Do they seem to hold an edge longer than any other blades? Yes, there is the rust issue, but hicarbon is supposed to take and keep a better edge than stainless.
Thank you
William
What is a lather catcher??
And yes, I did mean shoeboxshaveshop.com, my mistake.
Do they seem to hold an edge longer than any other blades? Yes, there is the rust issue, but hicarbon is supposed to take and keep a better edge than stainless.
Thank you
William
haven't tried the black beauties yet, but the treet S/E's are carbon as well. i like them
I tried them and found them dull with much painful pulling instead of cutting. However, some folks love them so give them a try. They are cool-looking I'll give them that but will pass on using for a shave. I haven't had any luck with any of the Treet blades.
WilliamIam --
About three years ago, a prolific poster here authored a thread singing the praises of the Treet Black Beauty. Another prolific poster and Mod entered a review of the blades that, to be charitable, was 'unflattering'.
Both dug in their heels on the issue. That triggered the only large scale, and ungentlemanly argument here at B&B, and ended only with some bannings, and thread closures and deletions.
The cleanup was inelegant.
Having spent decades in manufacturing, I concluded that both were probably right. The BB Blades are produced by a third world company and likely have inconsistent QA. When the Pakistanis are 'on' the blades are sharp and true. With only a little bit of 'drift' in their production process, they will produce a sub-standard blade --you're talking about minuscule tolerances here to go from 'great' to 'trash'.
I think that they're probably 'on' most of the time; just understand they can be inconsistent. That's why the poster above mentioned the 'pulling' and discomfort.
(BTW, it's best to stay on the sidelines when an argument like that erupts.)
-- John Gehman
About three years ago, a prolific poster here authored a thread singing the praises of the Treet Black Beauty. Another prolific poster and Mod entered a review of the blades that, to be charitable, was 'unflattering'.
Both dug in their heels on the issue. That triggered the only large scale, and ungentlemanly argument here at B&B, and ended only with some bannings, and thread closures and deletions.
The cleanup was inelegant.Having spent decades in manufacturing, I concluded that both were probably right. The BB Blades are produced by a third world company and likely have inconsistent QA. When the Pakistanis are 'on' the blades are sharp and true. With only a little bit of 'drift' in their production process, they will produce a sub-standard blade --you're talking about minuscule tolerances here to go from 'great' to 'trash'.
I think that they're probably 'on' most of the time; just understand they can be inconsistent. That's why the poster above mentioned the 'pulling' and discomfort.
(BTW, it's best to stay on the sidelines when an argument like that erupts.)
-- John Gehman
I've shaved with a Treet black beauty in a 1940s bakelite 7 O'Clock for the past two days and for me they are fantastic and definitely my current favourite blade.
I see that Treet refer to them as "Blue Supers" and they certainly shave very similar to a Gillette Blue, which was the blade that first turned me on to carbon steels.
I also prefer the black beauties to the PTFE-coated Durasharps, cos although the teflon coating makes for a very smooth shave, it gives less of the auditory and tactile feedback that I like so much.
Carbon steel blades work very well for me, but it's a weird deal in comparison to stainless blades- with the carbon blades you can actually feel the blade slicing through the hairs with a kind of crunchy sensation, the auditory feedback is louder and they feel mildly abrasive (though not in an unpleasant way) which is all a bit disconcerting the first time, and it was a surprise for me to discover that they actually deliver an extremely comfortable shave.
With these (as with the Gillette Blues) it's two good shaves and they're out, but that's no problem since I only get three good shaves from most stainless, and also the blade settles in, making the second shave with the black beauty even more magnificent than the first!
I see that Treet refer to them as "Blue Supers" and they certainly shave very similar to a Gillette Blue, which was the blade that first turned me on to carbon steels.
I also prefer the black beauties to the PTFE-coated Durasharps, cos although the teflon coating makes for a very smooth shave, it gives less of the auditory and tactile feedback that I like so much.
Carbon steel blades work very well for me, but it's a weird deal in comparison to stainless blades- with the carbon blades you can actually feel the blade slicing through the hairs with a kind of crunchy sensation, the auditory feedback is louder and they feel mildly abrasive (though not in an unpleasant way) which is all a bit disconcerting the first time, and it was a surprise for me to discover that they actually deliver an extremely comfortable shave.
With these (as with the Gillette Blues) it's two good shaves and they're out, but that's no problem since I only get three good shaves from most stainless, and also the blade settles in, making the second shave with the black beauty even more magnificent than the first!
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I get 3 good shaves from black beauty blades, which cost me just 8 cents or so per blade (delivered) at Connaught, though the black beauties don't do well with my dense chin beard. They don't come close to the 7 excellent shaves I get from my Perma-sharp Supers, Gillette Yellows, and even Feathers, but I appreciate the different feel of the black beauties. At their cheap price there's nothing to lose.
Ha ha- Treets really are the "marmite" blade aren't they? The epitome of YMMV.
I'd love to know why carbon steel works so well for some but so badly for others.
Also does this mean that before the introduction of stainless steel blades, when everyone had to use carbon steel, a lot of people were having a dreadful​ shaving experience?
I'd love to know why carbon steel works so well for some but so badly for others.
Also does this mean that before the introduction of stainless steel blades, when everyone had to use carbon steel, a lot of people were having a dreadful​ shaving experience?
These blades get a bad rap on longevity. I find if I dry them off after use and keep them immersed in alcohol between uses, I get four or five shaves with them, pretty much the same as most modern blades.
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