That's a nice table Gary. Its' a good visual overview. I used the Bic chrome platinum for my last two shaves and was impressed by it. Looking at the chart is has similar scores to the feather anyway. Is that table on their website or am I just being blinded/distracted by all their advertising links?
could be both.i just googled it and a page of charts showed up. i remember this one because i was researching nacet blades..most consistent over 3 shaves..
Sharpest DE blades I have used so far are Feather and Perma sharp from Saint Petersburg Russia and Gillette Perma sharp is slightly smoother + has a nice edge. A nice balanced blade for sharpness and smoothness are the Gillette silver blues blades and many others I will not mention. Needs some updates but should get you in the ball park. Have some great shaves!
Right, someone here must have compiled them into a spreadsheet or something. Rearranged from sharpest on the left to least sharp on the right, for what it is worth.
I have found over the years that all razor blades are sharp...very sharp. Hard to tell the difference among them, though some are more smooth than others.
Japanese, Russian (higher end blades), and Gillette blades tend to be the standout blades for consistency and keenness, at least as far as easily available blades go.
When I first started down the road of DE shaving, I thought the sharpest blade had to be the best shaver. Wrong! I bought 50 Feather blades and I found them to be to sharp for my face and beard. I felt I had to be to careful and shaving wasn't fun with them. Now, I believe that any blade that can just cut my beard is good enough and anything more just adds irritation and possible cuts. So I've sort of settled on Treets and Trig's, which aren't the sharpest, but they give me a comfortable shave.
No modern blades are the quality, easily measured by how long they last,have the same level of sharpness and smoothness of the top vintage blades. Of course they are expensive. Years ago I came up with a way to acquire them on that bidding site, at prices that equal modern ones , at a per shave cost that is. It took a long time and I lost more than I won because I had a maximum amount I’d go but I eventually got more than enough for my lifetime. I had a few other avenues that I used and I’m retired so I had the time it takes but brother am I glad I did.
Unless you are talking about the Personna tungsten blades, or early Wilkinson blades, I'd have to say that most stainless modern blades are just as good as vintage ones, not better. The two I mentioned are superior to most modern blades.
Not to be an ass or anything, but it looks like The Refined Shave went offline sometime in March. The Cut Throat Club still has the chart, though. Good thing Brit grabbed a copy of the chart and ChrisB found the link to another copy. I thought all razor blades are hella sharp, no?
How sharp are the Astra Superior Platinum blades? How will the shave be with an Astra blade in a Wilkinson Sword Classic(the black version)?
should be a nice shave,medium sharp blade in a mild to medium razor.opinions will vary,but only you will know for sure by trying it.
