I learned that a shimmed razor can really do the trick! I tried a shim in a razor that hadn’t seen much action in a long time and got a really nice shave out of it 
What did you learn from your last shave?
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That 19 may be the limit for a Feather blade on my face. The blade didn’t tug or pull, I just had a hard time getting the beard reduced.
I normally do three passes with clean up, but today I did 3 passes with clean up and while the shave is BBS, I had to work at it.
I did use a new shave cream today, so before condemning the Feather blade I’m going to do shave 21 with my usual setup to make sure.
I normally do three passes with clean up, but today I did 3 passes with clean up and while the shave is BBS, I had to work at it.
I did use a new shave cream today, so before condemning the Feather blade I’m going to do shave 21 with my usual setup to make sure.
Was going to toss a blade yesterday due to it feeling slightly tuggy and got like 2 weepers.
Chose to use the blade again today and had a fantastic smooth shave with it. No nicks or irritation.
It's not always the blade, people!
Chose to use the blade again today and had a fantastic smooth shave with it. No nicks or irritation.
It's not always the blade, people!
Indeed! But how many people are willing to own up to operator failure?
Awww! I wouldn't call it operator "failure". Just operator error. We all make mistakes...
But the blades don't.Me!
Me! I have many ID-10-T errors.
How you feel affects your shave.
Not so much the shave itself, but in the prep for it. I received my latest order of colgne samples from Stirling, and as they usually do, they included a free sample -- their Texas on Fire shave soap. I scooped it out of the little plastic bag into a Col. Conk tub I'd cleaned out. Then I found that the Stirling label on the plastic bag could be peeled off whole and stuck to the lid of the tub. Stirling seems to think of just about everything!
No matter how many times you learn it, you will learn it again. A Feather blade with 23 shaves on it will bite you just like a new one.
That Nacets are exceedingly comfortable in my Edwin Jagger!
I learned that vintage Wilkinson blades are like the energizer bunny. Shave #13 and just as smooth and efficient as the first.
That Stirling British Leather doesn't smell like English Leather. I've been using a sample of the soap and AS the last few days and neither of them smell like English Leather to my nose. The soap scent is starting to grow on me but the AS scent doesn't work well on my skin per SWMBO.
- That the Rockwell 6s goes very nicely with a Bolzano blade, at least on my skin;
- that I like Bolzano blades;
- that the PAA Ice Cube 2.0 is even better lathered on with a brush!
- that I like Bolzano blades;
- that the PAA Ice Cube 2.0 is even better lathered on with a brush!
Me too! Especially when I occasionally nick my head on the same place, just when I’m doing those last few unnecessary touch-ups!
I really need to try Bolzanos. They are pretty expensive in Canada though.
Any other blade(s) you would compare them to?
I’ve rated them similarly to Feather, and Nacet, and Personna Lab Blue, all in the Rockwell 6s; but I think they’re not quite as sharp as the Feather, and slightly sharper than the Nacet, and a bit smoother too. That was on two days growth - I haven’t tried them on consecutive days yet, as I generally only shave every two days if i can get away with it!
i got them from Razor Blades Club on eBay:
100 Bolzano Superinox Inossidabile double edge razor blades | eBay
We are specialists in high quality double edge safety razor blades, with great variety and hard to beat value. RAZOR BLADES CLUB.
www.ebay.co.uk
They advertise free worldwide delivery, and I can’t see Canada listed in the exclusions, so maybe worth checking it out.
I like them at least as well as GSB’s, Voskhods, Gillette Yellows, and Perma-Sharps, all of which are amongst my favourites.
When using shaving cream for a shavette shave , always use more cream to get the lather more cushony and more slick !
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