dear lord man, just wait for the new blades... Edit: to answer your question, yes, the modern blades are much sharper. The vintage Weck blades are carbon steel iirc, which is why it feels soo much like a straight. The modern blades, in comparison, are made from stainless steel and have a slightly different feel imo (although still like a straight). The benefit of the vintage blades is that they can be honed reasonably well, which would be difficult on the modern stainless blades.
Sorry the Weck isn't working well for you so far. I'm sure Diamond Dave and the Swedish three can coach you up on what might work better. I hope the next set of blades work better for you.
I have a plethora of "vintage" DE blades that have come w razors....and I have tried 2 new ones of different era. I can say I took one pass....and tossed them . All these vintage blades are only of historic value to me....will never use them.... I am sure some people still use them...but NOT me...they hurt my skin and pull hair. Just wait and use a decent blade
i guess in some ways i totally agree having used a couple of vintage DE blades that were shockingly bad! There are of course Gillette Spoilers and personna and permasharp vintage blades that are freaking brilliant. These vintage weck blades however just dont cut it lol pardon the pun!
Hey Cris, great shave and video!
Nice shave Cris. I think you will lie the Kismet blades. Looking forward to watching that shave
dear lord man, just wait for the new blades...
Edit: to answer your question, yes, the modern blades are much sharper. The vintage Weck blades are carbon steel iirc, which is why it feels soo much like a straight. The modern blades, in comparison, are made from stainless steel and have a slightly different feel imo (although still like a straight). The benefit of the vintage blades is that they can be honed reasonably well, which would be difficult on the modern stainless blades.
Man thats interesting, i never thought of the carbon vs stainless issue. I have some kismets on the way, cant wait to try them!
Did you ever get your Kismets? I have a Weck on the way and I'm curious which blade you recommend? I'm torn between personna, fromm and kismet
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Sorry the Weck isn't working well for you so far. I'm sure Diamond Dave and the Swedish three can coach you up on what might work better. I hope the next set of blades work better for you.
I have a plethora of "vintage" DE blades that have come w razors....and I have tried 2 new ones of different era. I can say I took one pass....and tossed them . All these vintage blades are only of historic value to me....will never use them.... I am sure some people still use them...but NOT me...they hurt my skin and pull hair. Just wait and use a decent blade
i guess in some ways i totally agree having used a couple of vintage DE blades that were shockingly bad! There are of course Gillette Spoilers and personna and permasharp vintage blades that are freaking brilliant. These vintage weck blades however just dont cut it lol pardon the pun!
Please don't do a Vincent Van Gogh on us as Duhizy said wait for the new blades :-)