Shaving with dog grooming blades

You checked to make sure they were new blades, right?

 

There is nothing wrong with nice fitting straight jacket...

 

I think @Bristle Me may be on the right tract. Durham makes a shavette that those blades will fit and so you could possibly get one and use it to hone/strop the blades to sharpness. Either way good try!

 

This morning I realized that the blades most likely are carbon blades as they had gained quite a bit of dark-brown rust-looking stains over night (I carelessly left the blade in the razor after last night's disappointing shave).

I'll pick out a fresh blade and strop it a few times and try again this morning. I'll try the two advice I've gotten - keep a really shallow angle and stretch your skin out.

If that doesn't work I'll take it down as poor blades as I can't see why the razor itself shouldn't be able to deliver a decent shave.

 

Blade update: Got a kind offer to have a couple of other blades sent over to me s it appears that these dog dressing blades are 'generic carbon blades'.
So I'll be holding off on continuing my shave adventure w/ this razor until I receive those so....I guess Berkeley here I come.

 

Is Berkely where the RAD treatment facility is?

 

OK, Just send it to me and I will store it in my collection until you ask for it back.

 

It could be...but it's also the razor that I switched to today - read the full report here

 

LOL! You can PIF to some poor schmoe. My blades might go straight into the blade bank.

 

I have a sample blade of both the Pathology and the carpet blades on their way to me...will be interesting to see how they compare.....

 

I heard frontline plus works great for a pre-shave solution.

 

This thread does give a whole new meaning to "dip and clip."

 

My Personna people blades arrived today. I'm going to try this baby in the morning.

 

This will be really interesting!
I have both the pathology ones and the carpet cutter ones en route to me from far-away.
I heard that these are really, really sharp and that, for some reason, (if you read Paul's comment on TSR) that it's beneficial to give them a quick strop before first use.

Eagerly awaiting your shave report tomorrow!

Nice razor btw - I still do think that that handle is one of the most attractive ones ever made.

Other tips were;
- do apply a bit of pressure, and
- stretch your skin a bit

 

It is purty. It looks like it might be fun trying to figure out the correct angle.

 

Try doing the "Durham shuffle" if the blade is sharp enough (backstrokes)

 

Well, I did it. It wasn't as bad as I feared. I found that it worked best if I held the razor head almost flat on my face and used more pressure than usual. I had very little pulling at this angle and a fairly decent shave with no cuts or irritation. It was not as smooth a shave as I like so I did a cleanup pass with my Flair Tip. I think I will use it a couple more times to try and find the optimum angle. A stropping might help as well. I am interested to hear how people blades work for you @Darkbulb.

 

So there IS hope for it
Thanks for the write-up and when I get my blades I'll add my findings/thoughts as well.