Tried Derby blades today, I'm sticking with Feathers...

[Smokeface]

I recently started DE shaving since X-Mas, and was given a ten pack of Feathers to start with. I never had a problem with cutting myself, and picked up the proper technique pretty quick.

I see many posts about Derby's, so I thought I would give them a shot.

I noticed right away that they were not near as sharp as Feathers. Now I'm a newbie and all, but it seems that a blade is only as good as it's edge. My uncle uses a straight, and he always seems to want his blade as sharp as possible. Seems to me this logic would carry over to DE razors as well.

I had them in my Gillette Adj, and even on 9, I wasn't getting near the close shave I was used to. I even had to apply slight pressure when shaving my neck, something I never had to do before.

I could see if I was on a budget, Derby would be the way to go. But being how I'm saving so much not buying those damn cartridges, I will gladly shell out extra for a superior product.

I see some posts about hand stropping and corking Derby blades to get them to work nice, but that is a step I don't think I should have to do. My Feathers work nice out of the box, and have a used blade bank.

My two cents...

 

[Chuck Norris]

lol, yeah, after a Feather, everything else can seem a little primitive at first. I had the same kind of "is there really such a thing as too sharp?" realization. My first experience of Derby's was right after Feathers and i haven't touched'm since. In addition to Feathers, I like Iridiums and Astras.

 

[warlandsboy]

But being how I'm saving so much not buying those damn cartridges, I will gladly shell out extra for a superior product.

+1 My thoughts exactly!

 

[Smokeface]

In addition to Feathers, I like Iridiums and Astras.

Thanks for the heads up about the Astras. I happen to have a pack that was sent to me, and was getting ready to toss em. I'll give them a whirl tomorrow

 

[coolbluewater]

Astras and Crystals are both excellent blades that also happen to be easy on the wallet.

 

[Futur]

My Feathers work nice out of the box, and have a used blade bank.

My two cents...

You're lucky to be so thick skinned Feathers are really rough blades, they cut me to shreds and gives me severe razorburn no matter what razor I use. When I cork them, they are usable though, but for me, corked Derbys works better. As they say, YMMV

 

[johnmrson]

My two favorite blades are Feathers and Super Iridiums. I think Super Iridiums are just a touch better than Feathers but it's pretty close. I've recently tried Astras and they're not bad but I don't rate them as being in the same class as Feathers and Super Iridiums.

 

[Blaireau&Lame]

Using a kitchen analogy: Sharp:Safe:ullangerous

Just ordered 200 Feathers, so I'm done experimenting for at least a year.

 

[xgunterx]

I went to a sampler pack very quickly. There were lots of blades I just tried once and tossed them, inclusive the Derby's. I thought they were one of the worst blades. I liked even the Merkurs better, but to each his own. That's where the sample packs are for.
I bought 200 Astra's and 400 Feathers in the end and I'm settled for a while.

 

[curtis909]

I recently started DE shaving since X-Mas, and was given a ten pack of Feathers to start with. I never had a problem with cutting myself, and picked up the proper technique pretty quick.





I could see if I was on a budget, Derby would be the way to go. But being how I'm saving so much not buying those damn cartridges, I will gladly shell out extra for a superior product.

My Feathers work nice out of the box, and have a used blade bank.

My two cents...

+1 And a very good two cents.....

 

[jdlewallen]

lol, yeah, after a Feather, everything else can seem a little primitive at first. I had the same kind of "is there really such a thing as too sharp?" realization. My first experience of Derby's was right after Feathers and i haven't touched'm since. In addition to Feathers, I like Iridiums and Astras.

Astras? Really? Hmm. I started with the Israeli Personnas (blue packaging, IPs) and love them, but found the Astras a bit harder to shave with. Seem duller and required more passes.

Hated the Derbys, though.

 

[Yonjuro]

I recently started DE shaving since X-Mas, and was given a ten pack of Feathers to start with. I never had a problem with cutting myself, and picked up the proper technique pretty quick.

I see many posts about Derby's, so I thought I would give them a shot.

I noticed right away that they were not near as sharp as Feathers. Now I'm a newbie and all, but it seems that a blade is only as good as it's edge. My uncle uses a straight, and he always seems to want his blade as sharp as possible. Seems to me this logic would carry over to DE razors as well.

I had them in my Gillette Adj, and even on 9, I wasn't getting near the close shave I was used to. I even had to apply slight pressure when shaving my neck, something I never had to do before.

I could see if I was on a budget, Derby would be the way to go. But being how I'm saving so much not buying those damn cartridges, I will gladly shell out extra for a superior product.

I see some posts about hand stropping and corking Derby blades to get them to work nice, but that is a step I don't think I should have to do. My Feathers work nice out of the box, and have a used blade bank.

My two cents...

+1 !!

My finding exactly.

Heres my findings in order of sampling

1st - Merkurs - Okay - well they were my first - what would I know?
2nd Feathers - Great, not a single problem - ditched the merkurs
3rd Derby - terrible, in the bin they went and back to the feathers -
4th Dorco - not as good as the feathers
5th Crystal - Israeli personas - dissapointing better than the others, feathers were better for me.
6th Shark Stainless - rubbish - bin job, back to the feathers
7th Lords - pffff, bin job - back to the feathers

Realised if it aint broke, don't fix it! So I gave up on sampling and bought 200 feathers

YMMV