Am I the only one getting 7 shaves out of a blade?

I've had the opportunity to try several blades now, and with a lot of them I can get 7 shaves (3 passes average). I could probably go longer, but it's not worth trying, and it's a lot easier to remember to change the blade out on the same day of the week. I can understand that some guys have a denser, harder beard, but it looks to me that near everyone gets only 3 shaves or so out of even the best blades.

Astra, Shark, Feather, Iridium...one week, no problem. It's only the likes of Derby, Dorco, Treet, 7 o'clock green that I can only get a few good shaves (or less than one in the case of Dorco).

I think you're doing great with 7 shaves.
I usually go 12 shaves with one pass or 6 with 2 passes.

I usually throw mine out after four shaves. I don't have a thick beard, but the whiskers are very tough. A typical shave for me is three passes plus essentially 2+ more passes under my chin and neck for touch up. I dragged one over to five shaves a couple of days ago and it tugged like crazy.

You are a lucky guy when you can get a good shave out of a Derby I guess but no, I never got 7 shaves out of any DE-blade or other shaving system. Including electric...

Good for you though!

I get 10 shaves out of my regular blades (Gillette "Swedes").

I normally get a week out of most blades. But I usually only do a one pass with touch ups.

I normally get between 3 and 5 shaves from most blades. I guess if you stock up on a few thousand blades, you can really survive the shavepocalypse! And maybe even have a few extra blades to share with your friends!

maxman said:

I think you're doing great with 7 shaves.
I usually go 12 shaves with one pass or 6 with 2 passes.

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That's pretty much what I get out of a Feather... I can stretch it but for cost of DE blades it just ain't worth it.

JCee said:

I normally get a week out of most blades. But I usually only do a one pass with touch ups.

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This is pretty much me as well. I usually go a day or two between shaves, but it averages out to about 7 shaves a blade.

3 passes a day with considerable blade buffing on my tough, wiry beard equals one good shave per blade. I'm not ashamed to admit it. Good thing DE blades are cheap!

RazoRock said:

That's pretty much what I get out of a Feather... I can stretch it but for cost of DE blades it just ain't worth it.

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This is exactly how I see it. The moment I see any real degradation in the shave, I toss the blade. This is usually after 3 or 4 shaves. I suppose I could push it further to 7 shaves, but it's just not worth it.

I change blades on Saturday so 7 days is the norm although I'm dabbling with straight now.

Sounds like you must have very soft whiskers. For me a blade is only good for 2-3 shaves. Some are I can stretch to 4 before they tag too much, others only last 1.

On avearage I get seven shaves per blade with my beard.

I guess I have hard whiskers...even after extensive prep I can only get one shave per blade.

I don't expect 7 days of shaving out of a blade. Usually, most decent blades can me last 5 days. I toss a blade out after 3 shave to avoid pushing it as the cost is quite low.

I change blades once a week. That's six single-pass shaves with a little touch-up. My Parker 91R (pretty aggressive) whacks things down well enough for me with a single pass. I don't shave the chin or upper lip, so that's less surface area. I also think prep is important for blade longevity.

I'm sure I could go longer, but once a week is easy to keep track of and not that expensive. Plus any longer and it would take too long to get to the next blade in the sample pack.

I use four passes and usually get four shaves per blade - except for Crystals and Feathers which only give me two or three shaves.

Every once in a while I am tempted to push it - but the thought of neck irritation brings my to my senses.

I consistently get 3 shaves of 3 passes per blade except for Feathers which only give me 2 good shaves.
I've gotten 4 shaves out of Kais, Astras and Iridiums, but not consistently, so I toss those after 3 also.

I get 3 guaranteed good shaves from most blades, shave 4 has an even chance of being good, shaves 5 and on progressively less. With those odds I just toss the blade after the third shave whether it needs it or not.

Now, with injectors, I'm hitting 5 and 6 shaves easily, not sure exactly how far I could push it but it just not worth the risk of getting a subpar shave.