How many shaves do you get from one blade?

[Tippman]

If your my dad you get 30 or 40 per blade.... bought him gear for fathers day last year. He just called to tell me he got through his first box of 10 blades. They were merkurs...

[xillion]

In the long run blades are cheap and life is too short for mediocre shaves. I usually replace after two or three shaves.

[parihart]

I use Feathers and get 3 great shaves, the 4th is a little rough. Typically the fourth shave falls on Sunday, if i go to church I get a fresh blade.

[bkfist]

Not going to vote, as I only change a blade when it starts to feel dull or doesn't give a decent shave. That can vary between 5 and 14 shaves for me.

[bkfist]

I use Feathers and get 3 great shaves, the 4th is a little rough. Typically the fourth shave falls on Sunday, if i go to church I get a fresh blade.

Your church gives out fresh Feather blades?

[Johnny_Ludlow]

I'm afraid of the pulling so I act accordingly and change the blade before it occurs. Usually 3 shaves per blade.

[bonzos_beard]

i only use vintage [tungsten] personnas nowadays and could easily go 20+ shaves per blade; the 'comfort zone' just starts to taper off around 12 - 15 shaves so change blades then.

i reckon if you didn't have a very heavy beard and only shaved on weekdays for work, a 10 x pack of personna 74s could almost last you a whole year!

[Mendel]

2-3

[Mspec]

Most blades can give me up to 4 shaves the 4th mediocre, so I just change after 3 which most blades are capable of. Theyre so cheap I don't really think about it

[Pevano]

Life is short and blades are cheap so I toss tem after two shaves. And I really like the crispy sharp feeling of a fresh blade in my Muhle R41.

[bakerbarber]

All of them.

[rxonmymind]

Singapore thins: 3 @ five cents a blade or 1.6 cents a shave. Why try for four?
Personna blue: 2 Ironic isn't it?
Pol Silvers: 3 at 38 cents a blade-that's 12 cents a shave.
Personna reds: 2 (forgot cost per shave.)

[YetiDave]

Hundreds.... But when I was on DE I'd get 3 or 4 per blade

[The Kiwi]

I never have counted. When any "blade", including modern cartridge devices, ceases to offer a good shave, then I change it. I believe it varies by time of year and personal schedule. If I have taken special care to be really sharp looking, closely shaven, then I made extra passes, and two such shaves may put as much wear on the blades as three of my more usual shaves.

The last month, more or less, I've had at least three DE razors, each with a blade in it, and an SE razor, and an Injector razor, all getting turns in no particular sequence, just however I feel at any given moment (I've also used my Sensor, and a TracII cartridge in a Bump Fighter, for some cleanup under my jawline). I've not made any effort in the past to count shave numbers, and the current situation would make it even more of a chore to do so, and I just don't need to worry about it.

[chrissss]

5 shaves with iridium loaded in a 37G

[Doc226]

I have been straight shaving for a while now, but when I used DE I would toss after 3 shaves (Feathers). I can probably get 1-2 more shaves if I had to, but why? DE blades are cheap, besides I am saving so much money in this hobby ;)

[julian0808]

4 is my 'industry standard'. I tend to use Derby's and Timor's, I flip them after each shave. I have on occasions stretched them to 5 and very rarely 6

[vertelselaar]

I voted 3 as an average. Depending on brand and razor it can range from 1 to 8.

[tomjr]

1 sometimes 2 but only with derbys

[kosby]

I can't help but think of the thread someone wrote about their Dad being a shaving meiser and I wonder if I'm not there too because I'll use a blade for about two weeks of daily shaving before tossing it.