chrisbell said:I've already got to the stage of having a shortlist of blades which work well in individual razors, so NTS's spreadsheet isn't perhaps as useful to me as to a newer DE shaver. My own experience is of a balance between a league table and a knockout - blades are bumped-out of contention for a particular razor, but a few types which work particularly well are in a rough order of preference.
majortom said:chrisbell said:I've already got to the stage of having a shortlist of blades which work well in individual razors, so NTS's spreadsheet isn't perhaps as useful to me as to a newer DE shaver. My own experience is of a balance between a league table and a knockout - blades are bumped-out of contention for a particular razor, but a few types which work particularly well are in a rough order of preference.
Chris that's exactly the point I was trying to make. Using the spreadsheet as a starting point, by a process of trial and error it's possible to reach the stage you are at, where you know roughly which blades suits your particular razor(s), all other things being equal.
Not tried any of that list except the Bic Chrome Platinum- description is very familiar. Was looking at blades to try out last night in a new sampler to go with stock blades and liked the look of the Lord Super Chrome and Bolzano. Having got the personna reds and the other version stockpiled it doesn't surprise me they performed well.majortom said:Here are my findings:
Timor Stainless: Worst of the 6. Tuggy and draggy, lasted 2 shaves with the second shave quite poor.
Bic Chrome Platinum: Lasted 2 shaves, quite tuggy and did not feel sharp, not close shave.
Perma-sharp Super Stainless: Disappointing, not all that sharp, similar to the Bic.
Bolzano Superinox: Very poor, only slightly better than the Timor. Tuggy and draggy.
Lord Super Chrome. Really good. 3 really good close shaves, similar to Feather but just not as sharp.
Personna Super Med Prep: Outstanding. Sharp without being savage. 5 excellent smooth shaves, and could have had another 2 or 3 decent shaves from this blade.
Yes Andy, I would, but again that's only a personal view from using a Futur. If you look again at NotTheStig's previous postings, Bolzanos went from being really good to pretty bad as the result of using them in another razor. So my view, like ChrisBell's, is try as many as possible to find the ones that top the list for your particular razor(s) and that may take you nearer the Endgame being discussed in another thread. If you want to PM me your address, I'll pop you off a couple to let you try before buying any.Andy said:Not tried any of that list except the Bic Chrome Platinum- description is very familiar. Was looking at blades to try out last night in a new sampler to go with stock blades and liked the look of the Lord Super Chrome and Bolzano. Having got the personna reds and the other version stockpiled it doesn't surprise me they performed well.majortom said:Here are my findings:
Timor Stainless: Worst of the 6. Tuggy and draggy, lasted 2 shaves with the second shave quite poor.
Bic Chrome Platinum: Lasted 2 shaves, quite tuggy and did not feel sharp, not close shave.
Perma-sharp Super Stainless: Disappointing, not all that sharp, similar to the Bic.
Bolzano Superinox: Very poor, only slightly better than the Timor. Tuggy and draggy.
Lord Super Chrome. Really good. 3 really good close shaves, similar to Feather but just not as sharp.
Personna Super Med Prep: Outstanding. Sharp without being savage. 5 excellent smooth shaves, and could have had another 2 or 3 decent shaves from this blade.
Read lots of conflicting things on the Bolzanos enough to maybe not try them i'm thinking - probably will though.
If you had a make a choice though after only one run through them with the futur would you only bother getting the Personnas and the Lords?
Andy said:Thank you for that offer. I've got a Futur too so its interesting to see what baldes other users find work in it. I might have blades of sorts you want to try as a return swap if you like. Anything particular you're wanting to try next?
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