Derby extra

chris1972 · Saturday September 5, 2015

These have to be the worst blades I've tried. Irritation for hours. Even worse than supermax blue diamonds. I'm curious as to how others have found these blades.

smithismund · Saturday September 5, 2015

Like shaving with a table knife (in all my razors). Don't like Supermax either, I'll keep my Feathers.

PLANofMAN · Saturday September 5, 2015

Let me put it this way.

Making Turkish DE razor blades is the worst decision the Turks have made since the Great Turkish War.

nick_s · Saturday September 5, 2015

They're not bad blades, they just don't last as long as others for me. 3 shaves and they are binned for me.

riverrun · Saturday September 5, 2015

Tolerable in the Standard Razor (that wee beast works with anything), utter rubbish in anything else. They are good however for removing connective tissue from meat in the kitchen.

Dave-the-rave · Saturday September 5, 2015

My go to blade for head shaving. paired with a Wardonia plastic razor.

Bogeyman · Saturday September 5, 2015

The secret to Derby blades IMO is that they work best in a mild razor.

Johnus · Wednesday September 16, 2015

The fault is often in the user and not the equipment.

Yanner · Monday September 21, 2015

Go to blade. 5 shaves out of most blades, for me the most comfortable blade in Merkur's, not so hot in less aggressive models.

Louis · Monday September 21, 2015

I find the Derbys are ok for two or three shaves, but about 1 in 10 seems to be a duffer. For me, the Blue Diamonds are better all round.

Shemen Zait · Tuesday September 22, 2015

eduardo fandango said:
I started with Derby blades in a Merkur 34C.

Shaves were perfect.

No issues.

Agree, these works very well with the closed bar geometry for Merkur and EJ.

LeeBot · Tuesday September 22, 2015

OK blades but not a go to. I find the Supermax BD to be an excellent blade.

moodymick · Tuesday September 22, 2015

Derby Extras are one of the few cases where you want 'new' ones not 'OS'. They are not a bad blade - not great one particularly, just not bad. And sometimes, not bad is good enough.

riverrun · Tuesday September 22, 2015

moodymick said:
Derby Extras are one of the few cases where you want 'new' ones not 'OS'. They are not a bad blade - not great one particularly, just not bad. And sometimes, not bad is good enough.

I see it this way: There are so many great blades out there, that (for me - YMMV etc etc) not great is bad enough. And Derbys (for me, etc) are below average and I wish people would stop using them as 'free blades' thrown in with whatever you buy. I have so many great blades stashed away that I'm never tempted by Derbys. They aren't even the cheapest option.

Johnus · Tuesday October 6, 2015

At the risk of being right on an issue which so many established authorities seem wrong, I find the Derby to be an excellent blade.
As one must prepare a straight razor before using it, one must prepare their DE by using a new Derby for each shave.
It's as good once as any other blade.

dodgy · Tuesday October 6, 2015

Johnus said:
At the risk of being right on an issue which so many established authorities seem wrong, I find the Derby to be an excellent blade.
one must prepare their DE by using a new Derby for each shave.

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Hey dere you crazy old Yanker,

Ah yes, the Derby 'system' of yours. Let's look at that once more for the new guys. Heh, we will see if they find you nuts or not.

It's a Derby blade loaded into a very aggressive razor like an Old Type of some kind. Then it's using a superlather made up of Derby soap/cream. Yes, everything Derby is important for the best results. Not too crazy yet, but not too sane either.

Heh, this isn't how you shave though. The blade/razor part is right, but normally you don't use anything wet while shaving. No prep or water or shaving soap/cream involved, choosing instead a dry face with that combo.

Another member who talks kinda normal but really ain't. My favorite kinda guy, as long as I know your act.

Hah, don't worry about the risk of being right,

Martin