SE Shave Week!

Do you know if the PTFE coating is the same as the platinum coating on the more popular DE blades? Wilkinson, Personna DE, Derby, etc... Or is the stainless SE roughly similar to the sharp stainless DE?

 

I'm gonna say no, and not to sound like a jerk, but only because PTFE and Platinum are different materials. PTFE is basically a Teflon coating, where as Platinum is...well, Platinum.

 

I did a little research and I'm going to answer myself- the PTFE coating is *not* a platinum coating. PTFE is a chemical used to treat non stick cookware, among other things. It's used on the razor blades to improve sharpness and increase number of uses.

I really wish they made a platinum coated SE blade. :mad:

 

Have you tried the Gem?

 

That is very intresting I love the PAL blades.

 

You might just want to make 100% sure that they're the same as the ones you can buy locally...

 

Yup that is very true... I love that lather catcher. I will post this for the third time. 1910 looks like.. very very very nice.

 

Matt they say industrial blades on the pack.. but that could just be because of where they are sold, Not sure.

 

I just fired off an email to Ted Pella asking if they were the same as the PAL Supers, and if they couldn't say then if they could direct me to their distributor/manufacturer. I also asked if they knew of any Platinum coated blades... we'll see what kind of response I get...


Is it a 1910, Cal?

Seriously, though...I thought it'd be earlier given the patent dates....is your estimate based on the handle design, then?

 

I'd be interested to know about those blades too.

 

All I know is that I can only get carbon GEM blades and the odd Korean blades around here. If I want stainless or coated, I will have to order them.

 

Mine is identical to yours and Dave told me it was a 1910 model. the 1900 did not have the bar that comes down over the blade. just the back lock and a clip on both sides of the blade. The pat. dates and all match mine.

 

Which ones, the Blue Dots? I can send you a 10 pack if you like....I can get the GEM stainless, Treets (carbon, probably just like the Gems you get), and PAL Super - blue carbon....PM me if you're interested...

Cool. Thanks Cal :happy088

 

I am thinking maybe a valet autostrop for the shave tomorrow. with a modified Treet blade.. is that within the rules MsB?

 

an auto strop is definately a sindle edge blade razor IMHO

 

Rules? I thought it was Single Edge? A VAS is an SE, right? Heck, even a straight would qualify... Anything that has only one shaving edge, correct?

 

Nooo nonono it has to hold a paint scraper blade for this thread. Now we need a str8 shave week dang it!

 

nononononono..... SE refers to Single Edge safety razor... which the VAS very much is. and it shaves dang good too.

 

yes. In the process of working my way through a 10 pack.

 

Working through a tenner huh.