Blade life

man of leisure · Thursday September 1, 2011

Johnus said:
To Drubbing, I felt the same way/still do, but I recently bought a small Keen Kutter in it's original package with instructions. You guessed it, the instruction for clean up included 'Palm Stropping' with a picture of how to do it. Never thought i'd see it on instructions right from the factory!

So presumably SE blades being thicker would be more amenable to palm stropping ?
Pete

chinnyman · Thursday September 1, 2011

My feathers last 3 shaves, they cost pennies so i don't really mind.

If you want to prolong the life then store the used blade in mineral oil or olive oil. I think mantic has done a YouTube video on it

hunnymonster · Thursday September 1, 2011

GOLDCREST said:
... worst for me were Laser from Wilkies

They're made from hardboard I think. Not to be confused with the Laser Ultra (from India) which is a wholly unremarkable blade (neither remarkably sharp nor remarkably dull nor remarkably cheap nor remarkably expensive) - a "beige blade" if you like.

NotTheStig · Thursday September 1, 2011

If we're talking about worstblades, can I just throw Dorco ST-300 into the mix here? Not to be confused with the good but longevity-challenged ST-301s. These tugged badly and removed little.
The Lasers from Wilkinsons glide over my face yet don't actually remove any stubble, so they're comfortable but pointless!

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