March 14, 2019
Razor: Gold Post-War Tech
Blade: Daxton (Family Dollar) (1)
Brush: VdH Boar
Soap: Stirling Naked And Smooth
Post: Alum, Listerine, WH
The other day, I was at Family Dollar and sadly noted that they had replaced their Dorco STD-301 blades with ones from a brand named "Daxton" which appears to be a house brand. Worse, these blades carry that most dreaded phrase, "Made In China".
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I'd show a picture of the actual blade but, frankly, there is nothing to show. The blades themselves are double-wrapped (a bit of a surprise) but bear no markings of any kind.
I went with a post-War Tech just to be safe. I'm not sure that today's beard (one day of fairly light growth) was enough to really test this blade. As it is, this blade will cut and seemed to do so without any tugging or other annoyances. I'm not sure that it is the sharpest tool in the shed, however. Tomorrow is an early day, so I'll probably skip the shave. I'll try to come back to this blade on Saturday with two days of growth and see how it does then.
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