Double edge blade
From Evan Sultanik
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This article or section is intended for Evan's personal use; you may or may not find it useful (or even intelligible). |
Ordered from best to worst.
| Brand | Made in… | Tested with… | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LORD Super Stainless (Green/Blue Package) | Egypt | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Proraso | Dear Lord, Thank you for making such an awesome blade! No cuts, tugging, and very sharp. Good longevity, too. Great price. |
| Feather Hi-Stainless | Japan | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Proraso | Excellent. Slightly sharper than the LORD, but loses points due to poor longevity and higher price. |
| Bolzano Superinox | Italy | 1960s Gillette (Black Handle); 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Proraso | Very nice shave overall. Decent longevity. Not as cheap as the LORD, though. |
| Super-Max Super Stainless | India; Distributed from London. | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Classic Soap & Proraso | Great. No tugging. Very good longevity. There are rumors that these are generic Wilkonson Swords, which I might believe. Many claim poor results, but they may not have been using the "Super Stainless" version. |
| Dorco Stainless Platinum ST-300 | Korea | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Proraso | Very smooth shave, but with moderate tugging WTG. No nicks though (it is a thin blade and therefore good for sensitive skin). |
| Personna Platinum Chrome | ? | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Proraso | Surprisingly sharp, but not much else. Not so good longevity. |
| Gillette 7 O'Clock | India (?) | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Classic Soap & Proraso | Pretty good. No tugging but a bit scratchy. Does not feel as sharp as the above blades. |
| Astra Superior Platinum | Russia (?) | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Proraso | Fairly sharp, but a bit scratchy XTG and ATG. |
| Derby Extra | Turkey | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Classic Soap & Proraso | Very, very sharp and very thin/flexy. This proved to be a problem for me; no tugging, but occasional nicks. Your mileage may vary. |
| Wilkinson Sword | Germany | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Classic Soap & Proraso | Very nice. |
| Racer | ? | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Proraso | Not bad; it's sharp enough, but it feels a bit stiff and therefore tugs and scratches more than it needs to. |
| Sharp | Bangladesh | 1960s Gillette (Black Handle); Classic Soap & Burt's Bees Cream | It's sharp! |
| Zorrik Super Stainless | ? | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Proraso | Pretty terrible. |
| Merkur Super Platinum | Germany | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy & 1960s Gillette (Black Handle); Burt's Bees Cream, William's Soap, and Proraso | Looks nice, but not very sharp. Tugs a lot. |
| Tiger Superior Stainless | ? | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy & 1960s Gillette (Black Handle); Proraso | Tiger was pretty terrible; not much good to say. |
| Trig Silver Edge Stainless | Pakistan | 1950s Gillette Fat Boy; Classic Soap & Proraso | Frig! Trig is terrible! I haven't had this many cuts since I started shaving with a DE. |