Derby - the blade that stays duller longer...

**adios_mach_3s** · 05-16-2012, 06:19 AM

Still new to DE shaving, I have only tried the following blades: Feather, Astra and Derby.

Clearly the Feather and Astra are sharper than the Derby. I have a pretty thick beard and the Derby seems to struggle a little bit on the first pass.

However, one thing I have noticed is that I can get more shaves with the Derby; and, even though it is slightly duller, it doesn't give me irritation.

Has anyone else noticed that the Derby seems to last longer?

**the_edski** · 05-16-2012, 06:23 AM

You need to actually cut hair and reach skin to get irritation

But in all seriousness, some DE blades smooth out after a few passes and Derby seems to be high on that list IMO

**turtle** · 05-16-2012, 06:26 AM

I get six 4 pass shaves out of a Derby. I tend to use them in my more aggressive razors like the R41 and Joris where they are wonderful to shave with. Any razor that sticks a lot of blade out front is made for the Derby. I guess this is why you can buy them as half blades for barber style shavette straight razors.