Balin's Blade Bonanza

[cranewarrior]

After giving away many blades I discovered that I had left for myself about four hundred blades of the ones I like Asco orange super stainless (red or red/blue is the same), Treet New Double edge, Derby Premium.
Plus Treet King I have about one hundred and ninety left, another eighty from GSB.

In total I will have just under 700 blades or exactly 700 is a lot for me.
But I feel freer to only have the ones I like and no longer buy so many blades to experiment.
A pack or a few samples of blades can always be purchased without making me anxious.
Probably before giving as a gift I probably had almost a thousand blades in total......

My son just went off to university. I have more room for razor blades now.

 

[Pinto90]

My son just went off to university. I have more room for razor blades now.

So you left him nothing!?

 

[BigAlVista]

I understand why

I can't count that high

 

[Guido75]

Date	27.07.2024
366 daily shaves	209/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Mühle R89	Dorco Titan (1)	Simpson T3
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (138))	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality	Blade Sharpness
9/10 (Superficial red spots)	6/10 (Razor sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
8/10 (DFS+)	10/10 (GlideFest)

Notes:

First use of a Titan in this razor. And it was a very fine shave. I absolutely love Titans

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Enjoy your shave!

 

[Guido75]

Date	28.07.2024
366 daily shaves	210/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Mühle R89	Dorco Titan (2)	Simpson T3
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (139)	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality	Blade Sharpness
10/10 (Clean)	6/10 (Razor sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
8.25/10 (DFS++)	10/10 (GlideFest)

Notes:

The pairing of this blade and this razor is fantastic! Silky smooth and very comfortable while also being an effective combination.

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Enjoy your shave today!

 

[Pinto90]

Well I see you have already started!
I love the Titan Dorco ones too, sharp but not too rough.

There are many of this group of blades that I would like to try Treet Tjax,Bic Astor and also the Big Bens that I tried years ago.
Which Big Ben are they?
There are different packages of these Lord blades I don't remember the differences between them.

 

[Guido75]

Date	29.07.2024
366 daily shaves	211/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Mühle R89	Dorco Titan (3)	Simpson T3
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (140)	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality	Blade Sharpness
9.5/10 (Almost Clean)	6/10 (Razor sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
8.5/10 (DFS+++)	10/10 (GlideFest)

Notes:

Third consecutive use of this combination. And I am really liking the team’s performance.

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Enjoy your shave today!

 

[Guido75]

Date	30.07.2024
366 daily shaves	212/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Greencult 2.II SB	Dorco Titan (4)	Simpson T3
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (141)	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality	Blade Sharpness
9/10 (Almost Clean)	6/10 (Razor sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
8.5/10 (DFS+++)	10/10 (GlideFest)

Notes:

A slightly less quality shave, but loving the smoothness post shave.

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Enjoy your shave today!

 

[Guido75]

Date	31.07.2024
366 daily shaves	213/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Mühle R89	Dorco Titan (5)	Simpson T3
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (142)	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality	Blade Sharpness
8.75/10 (Almost Clean)	6/10 (Razor sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
8.25/10 (DFS++)	10/10 (GlideFest)

Notes:

Switching back to the R89 for the 5th run with the Titan. Smooth sailing and shaving. Performance of the blade appears to be declining.

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Enjoy your shave today!

 

[Guido75]

Date	01.08.2024
366 daily shaves	214/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Greencult 2.0 II SB	Dorco Titan (6)	Simpson T3
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (143+144)	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality	Blade Sharpness
9/10 (Almost Clean)	6/10 (Razor sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
8.5/10 (DFS+++)	10/10 (GlideFest)

Notes:

Excellent shave today. Head and face. Ready for another relaxing day!

Blade sprung back into action for the head shave!

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Enjoy your shave today!

 

[Guido75]

02.08.2024

• Guido75
• Aug 2, 2024

Greencult 2.0 II • Dorco Titan (7) • Simpson T3 • Mike’s Natural Barbershop

Date	02.08.2024
366 daily shaves	215/366

Razor	Blade	Brush
Greencult 2.0 II SB	Dorco Titan (7)	Simpson T3
Preshave	Soap	Postshave
Cold splash KCG Face Wash	Mike’s Natural Soaps Barbershop (145)	Cold splash Proraso Green Balm

Passes	WTG XTG ATG and touch up
Process Quality	Blade Sharpness
9/10 (Almost Clean)	6/10 (Razor sharp)
Effectiveness	Shave Comfort
8.75/10 (BBS-)	8/10 (Smooth)

Notes:

Splendid shave! Everything fell into place.

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Enjoy your shave today!

 

[Balin]

The part deux blades arrived this week!

Here they are in all their glory!

Participants so far are @cranewarrior @Pinto90 and @blethenstrom , if you could PM your addresses I will get them out to you this weekend. Its a holiday this Monday in Ontario so they probably won't move until Tuesday next week. @Guido75 and @lasta are going to play along with they blades they already have.

That leaves room for 2 more participants!! @WhiskerLess and @Jay21 would you like to join?

The Viking's Sword, TJAX and Titans all come in 10 pack tucks so I will be breaking them apart and sending 5 per person.

 

[blethenstrom]

The part deux blades arrived this week!

Here they are in all their glory!
View attachment 1887539

Participants so far are @cranewarrior @Pinto90 and @blethenstrom , if you could PM your addresses I will get them out to you this weekend. Its a holiday this Monday in Ontario so they probably won't move until Tuesday next week. @Guido75 and @lasta are going to play along with they blades they already have.

That leaves room for 2 more participants!! @WhiskerLess and @Jay21 would you like to join?

The Viking's Sword, TJAX and Titans all come in 10 pack tucks so I will be breaking them apart and sending 5 per person.

PM sent

 

[Pinto90]

The part deux blades arrived this week!

Here they are in all their glory!
View attachment 1887539

Participants so far are @cranewarrior @Pinto90 and @blethenstrom , if you could PM your addresses I will get them out to you this weekend. Its a holiday this Monday in Ontario so they probably won't move until Tuesday next week. @Guido75 and @lasta are going to play along with they blades they already have.

That leaves room for 2 more participants!! @WhiskerLess and @Jay21 would you like to join?

The Viking's Sword, TJAX and Titans all come in 10 pack tucks so I will be breaking them apart and sending 5 per person.

PM sent

The Viking's Sword, TJAX and Titans all come in 10 pack tucks so I will be breaking them apart and sending 5 per person.

I already have the Dorco Titans blades, the ones you send me you can send to others.

Grazie mille!!

 

[Guido75]

I suggest starting with the Tiger on 12 August so we can all participate in Tiger Week hosted by @ivan_101

 

[Pinto90]

I am very happy to have joined you and to be able to participate, I thank my friend Andrew for inviting me to participate.
Apart from the Dorco Titan which after the GSB are my favorite blades there are all the blades I wanted to try Bic Astor, Treet Tjax, Supermax superstainless green, Viking's Sword, Starmaxx and Tatara.
I had tried Big Ben, Bolzano Superinox and Tiger red several years ago, it will be nice to try them again.

 

[Jay21]

The part deux blades arrived this week!

Here they are in all their glory!
View attachment 1887539

Participants so far are @cranewarrior @Pinto90 and @blethenstrom , if you could PM your addresses I will get them out to you this weekend. Its a holiday this Monday in Ontario so they probably won't move until Tuesday next week. @Guido75 and @lasta are going to play along with they blades they already have.

That leaves room for 2 more participants!! @WhiskerLess and @Jay21 would you like to join?

The Viking's Sword, TJAX and Titans all come in 10 pack tucks so I will be breaking them apart and sending 5 per person.

I’ll play along with the blades I already have. I have the Tiger, Titan, and Bolzano.

 

[Balin]

I’ll play along with the blades I already have. I have the Tiger, Titan, and Bolzano.

Sounds good!!

@WhiskerLess are you in?

We still have another spot to fill, does anyone else want to join in?

 

[WhiskerLess]

Sounds good!!

@WhiskerLess are you in?

We still have another spot to fill, does anyone else want to join in?

Thanks for the offer Andrew.
Will cheer on the side and take the spectator role for now.

I don’t have those blades in my current stash. It would also be troublesome to send those blades outside CONUS.

Definitely watching this though and place my order of top blades that will come out of your testing.

 

[Pinto90]

While waiting for the blades kindly donated by my friend Andrew aka @Balin to arrive, I anticipate that for the evaluation of the individual blades I will follow Ale aka @cranewarrior example.
I will always use the same razor and the same shaving soap to ensure that the parameters and conditions are as similar as possible by changing only the blade each time.
As shaving soap I will use an old Italian soap that is now unobtainable and out of production, I Coloniali mango, I have about two pieces left.
As a razor I will use the Yaqi Mercury which I have really liked since I discovered it and I use it almost all the time.
Have a good start to the week everyone and see you soon!

Cheers
Roberto