VDH Teflon Coated DE Blades

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  1. whiteboy_cannon

    whiteboy_cannon Well-Known Member

    Just stopped by at Walmart, checked the shaving section for the heck of it. Found some blades (5 pack for $2, ouch). They are Teflon Coated and made in Germany. My guess is they are just rebranded blades. Anyone know of what blade though? Also noticed that started carrying a badger brush (VDH) which is $18
     
    whiteboy_cannon, Jan 20, 2016
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  2. John Ruschmeyer

    John Ruschmeyer Well-Known Member

    Actually 5 for $2 is not bad for blades you can source locally. Painful is what some stores want for the pack of store-branded Israeli (Personna) blades- $8, comparable to carts.
     
    John Ruschmeyer, Jan 20, 2016
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  3. Robyflexx

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    If they are the VDH blades, run!
     
    Robyflexx, Jan 20, 2016
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  4. whiteboy_cannon

    whiteboy_cannon Well-Known Member

    I bought a pack for the heck of it
     
    whiteboy_cannon, Jan 20, 2016
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  5. Robyflexx

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    They are like derby's just a bit harsher IMHO.
     
    Robyflexx, Jan 20, 2016
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  6. whiteboy_cannon

    whiteboy_cannon Well-Known Member

    Gotcha. I was interested since they are Teflon Coated. Most Teflon blades are pretty smooth
     
    whiteboy_cannon, Jan 20, 2016
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  7. Robyflexx

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    The coating is smooth I believe the problem is the edge.
     
    Robyflexx, Jan 20, 2016
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  8. '65 G-Slim

    '65 G-Slim Well-Known Member

    The VDH blades at HEB's are "ice tempered", whatever that means. Five for $2.98. Like shaving with a hacksaw blade.
     
    '65 G-Slim, Jan 20, 2016
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    An "ice tempered" hacksaw blade! :happy097:
     
    Robyflexx, Jan 20, 2016
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  10. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Rebranded Merkur blades, then. I would avoid those. Merkur blades do not enjoy a great reputation.
    Edit: Merkur is one of the few blades I've used that I've found to be unusable.
     
    PLANofMAN, Jan 20, 2016
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  11. John Ruschmeyer

    John Ruschmeyer Well-Known Member

    From http://www.precisionsharpening.net/about_scissors:
    So they have the cutting edge of an optimum hacksaw blade?
     
    John Ruschmeyer, Jan 20, 2016
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  12. '65 G-Slim

    '65 G-Slim Well-Known Member

    Sounds right...they're also stamped "Made in Germany".

    heh..."flexibility on your tool"

     
    '65 G-Slim, Jan 20, 2016
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  13. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Merkurs are featured in a "How it's made" episode on how razor blades are made, if anyone is interested. YouTube should have it.
     
    PLANofMAN, Jan 20, 2016
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  14. whiteboy_cannon

    whiteboy_cannon Well-Known Member

    Sounds interesting. Strange that a company who makes pretty legit razors would fall so short with the blades
     
    whiteboy_cannon, Jan 21, 2016
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  15. ElectroMike

    ElectroMike Active Member

    I strongly disagree with you, they are great............................. in the garage, as a box opener and a scraper!
     
    ElectroMike, Jan 21, 2016
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  16. John Ruschmeyer

    John Ruschmeyer Well-Known Member

    I think the thing is that they don't so much "make" a pretty legit razor as "rebrand" one that someone else makes. The same, I suspect, goes for the blades. Mercer was probably the only one (or at least the lowest bidder) who would make a VdH-branded blade that met certain specs including price point.
     
    John Ruschmeyer, Jan 21, 2016
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  17. whiteboy_cannon

    whiteboy_cannon Well-Known Member

    This does make sense. Who manufactures merker razors?
     
    whiteboy_cannon, Jan 21, 2016
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  18. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Merkur.
     
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    PLANofMAN, Jan 21, 2016
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  19. PLANofMAN

    PLANofMAN Eccentric Razor Collector Staff Member

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    Merkur Razor

    Merkur razor blades
     
    PLANofMAN, Jan 21, 2016
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  20. whiteboy_cannon

    whiteboy_cannon Well-Known Member

    See I thought they made there own razors
     
    whiteboy_cannon, Jan 21, 2016
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