6th "Annual" February "One Blade" Challenge!

[heysi]

27th shave on the Wizamet today. I can tell that it's lost some of its sharpness, however it's still giving me great shaves. Will take it on to at least 30 and then reassess.

Stick with it.....KJ and I have made it past 100........KJ of course is on the yearly plan.

 

[Spider]

I missed a couple of shaves, but think I finished the month with 25 shaves on my Voskhod.

The formal portion of the challenge is over, but the question is..... will you continue?

Try to see how many shaves you can actually get and then challenge yourself more the next time. Your results may surprise you!

 

[EMG06]

Ended the month with 25 shaves on the Accutech Pro gem blade.

Interesting to watch the blade progress over the course of the month. It started pretty sharp for the first 1-3 shaves. Then hit a nice mellow point for the next 12 shaves or so. By 15-25 I could tell the blade wasn’t cutting as well as it had been, but technique to the rescue.

Fun month using only GEM style razor. Thanks for organizing the challenge KJ!

 

[MarkB]

I decided after this morning's shave to forgo any more sessions with this blade. Didn't get a "bad" shave, but after three passes I did have irritation on my neck. Tossed it in the blade bank and loaded a fresh Wizamet. 28 shaves total on the blade.

 

[Spider]

45 shaves so far on my Voskhod. I'm sure Steven is still going. Anybody else?

 

[MarkB]

Not me. Had all I wanted in February.

 

[ShawnF]

I stopped with February partly so I have some for next year (not that I made any significant dent in it), and partly spider's fault for sending me a box full of new stuff to try!

 

[Spider]

partly spider's fault for sending me a box full of new stuff to try!

You had plenty of stuff to try and change ged out before you switched blades!!

 

[ShawnF]

You had plenty of stuff to try and change ged out before you switched blades!!

That is entirely true, however....




My dumba$$ thought I was still in the Williams thread....

 

[heysi]

45 shaves so far on my Voskhod. I'm sure Steven is still going. Anybody else?

Nope....I swapped out blades when I got back from Tennessee. The final total was @120 shaves. Probably could have started a new blade for February.

 

[Spider]

My dumba$$ thought I was still in the Williams thread....

Wait, so you violate the sacred bond of the 3017???

commit yourself to using a puck of Williams Mug Soap for every shave until it's gone

 

[ShawnF]

Wait, so you violate the sacred bond of the 3017???

I did, but i did warn up front I probably would fail...

I don't know if I'll do a full 3017 but I will at least do February along with the one blade. I have a puck of vintage I have used on here and there, but I should be able to stretch it out easily.