Blade longevity conundrum

chazt

chazt

shave
Paper Plane said:
Not I! Knowing me, I would probably slice my hand to ribbons.

steve
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Yikes! Steve, it’s easier and safer than you think. Thumb and forefinger on either side of the blade’s center hole. Open your other hand and swipe downward (3-5x), toward the pinky side of your palm. Rotate the blade 180 and do it again. Flip the blade over and repeat. I find that palm stropping brings me immediately to the desired “second shave” smoothness with the blade’s first use.
 
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Badger

Senior Member
Thanks all for the replies. Overthinking it was the best suggestion. Tried 6 different blades. Bic Platinum my favourite. £9.99 for 100 blades is nearly a year of shaving. Extending it past that seems daft.
luckily my executive outlaw has a logo on one end under the base plate. Pass one, use logo up. Pass two, logo down. 3 up. Place in stand logo away from me so I pick up where I left off.
that’s all I’ll do. At 19p (ish) per week, no need to worry. Ha ha.
 
Andy_Shaves

Andy_Shaves

Forum GOD!
I use a new blade on each of my shaves with the DE razors.
Using a Feather type blade in a SE razor then it's a max of 7 shaves.
 
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R181

Grumpy old man
Blade longevity is not a conundrum. If you want, use until they are too dull for you or use a new blade every shave. It all works. I can't see flipping a blade as the same edge does the cutting no matter what side you use. Lastly, for my whiskers and shaving technique I normally get 7 shaves off a DE blade. That is a 4-pass shave every day for a week. Not everyone has the same whiskers, shaving technique or maybe not as cheap as I am. As usual, do what works for you.

Bob
 
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