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Chad Uses BAD blades!
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Spoiler? Just great. Now I have no reason to watch the video.
Volume 43 Dorco 301 Use 2
Well after using this blade twice, and not noticing any discernible difference between it and the 300 I am ready to call this one. The shave today was more of the same. Good but not great, DFS not BBS. However the blade is pretty solid actually It delivers consistent results over the last 4 shaves.
So here is the rating system:
****RATING SYSTEM****
TRASH: Can't get a good shave. This blade is horrible. Never use again.
BAD: A bad blade but technically still got a serviceable shave, but have no desire to use the blade again.
GOOD: It was good enough that if I have another blade I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
100PACK: This blade was good enough to warrant stocking up!
With that being said I feel comfortable rating this blade as GOOD. Here are the updated lists for everyone:
Here are the updated lists and rankings:
**** Blades Used ****
1. Muhle = Bad
2.Van Der Hagen = Good
3. Graham Field = Trash
4. Super Homex = Bad
5. Shark Super Chrome = Bad
6. Shark Stainless Steel = 100 PACK
7. Sputnik = 100 PACK
8. Rockwell = Bad
9. Parker = 100 PACK
10. Bic Platinum = Trash
11. Timor = Good
12. MEM Super Silver Platinum = Trash
13. Blue Bird = Good
14. Gillette 7 O'clock Black = Good
15. Royal Super Stainless = Bad
16. Topaz Platinum = Bad
17. Dorco 300 = Good
18. Dorco 301 = Good
*** 100 Pack Ranking***
1. Parker Premium
2. Sputnik
3. Shark Stainless Steel
***Good Ranking***
1. Blue Bird Stainless
2. Gillette 7 O'Clock Black
3. Dorco 300/301
4. Timor
5. Van Der Hagen
*** Bad Ranking***
1. Topaz Platinum
2. Muhle
3. Royal Super Stainless
4. Super Homex
5. Shark Chrome
6. Rockwell
***Trash Ranking***
1. Bic Platinum
2. MEM Super Silver
3. Graham Field
Well after using this blade twice, and not noticing any discernible difference between it and the 300 I am ready to call this one. The shave today was more of the same. Good but not great, DFS not BBS. However the blade is pretty solid actually It delivers consistent results over the last 4 shaves.
So here is the rating system:
****RATING SYSTEM****
TRASH: Can't get a good shave. This blade is horrible. Never use again.
BAD: A bad blade but technically still got a serviceable shave, but have no desire to use the blade again.
GOOD: It was good enough that if I have another blade I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
100PACK: This blade was good enough to warrant stocking up!
With that being said I feel comfortable rating this blade as GOOD. Here are the updated lists for everyone:
Here are the updated lists and rankings:
**** Blades Used ****
1. Muhle = Bad
2.Van Der Hagen = Good
3. Graham Field = Trash
4. Super Homex = Bad
5. Shark Super Chrome = Bad
6. Shark Stainless Steel = 100 PACK
7. Sputnik = 100 PACK
8. Rockwell = Bad
9. Parker = 100 PACK
10. Bic Platinum = Trash
11. Timor = Good
12. MEM Super Silver Platinum = Trash
13. Blue Bird = Good
14. Gillette 7 O'clock Black = Good
15. Royal Super Stainless = Bad
16. Topaz Platinum = Bad
17. Dorco 300 = Good
18. Dorco 301 = Good
*** 100 Pack Ranking***
1. Parker Premium
2. Sputnik
3. Shark Stainless Steel
***Good Ranking***
1. Blue Bird Stainless
2. Gillette 7 O'Clock Black
3. Dorco 300/301
4. Timor
5. Van Der Hagen
*** Bad Ranking***
1. Topaz Platinum
2. Muhle
3. Royal Super Stainless
4. Super Homex
5. Shark Chrome
6. Rockwell
***Trash Ranking***
1. Bic Platinum
2. MEM Super Silver
3. Graham Field
Added some new blades.
These from Mr. Kentucky
And these from Tryablade
I know the series is called Chad Uses Bad Blades but perhaps the name "Chad Uses Every Blade Possible" is a better name LOL.
Here is the updated list
7 A.M. Platinum
Asco Super Stainless (Orange)
Asco SUper Stainless (Red)
Asco Super Stainless (Red/Blue)
Assured
Astra Sp
Astra SS
Baili Blue Blades
Balaka Carbon Steel
Battle Brothers
Bic Astor
Big Ben Super Stainless
Bolzano
Centwin Super Platinum
Cloud
Concord
Croma Diamant Stainless
Crown Stainless?
Derby Extra
Derby Platinum
Dollar Platinum
Dorco Prime
Dorco TItan
Eddison
Elios Inoxidable
Feather Hi-Stainless
Gentle Man Platinum
Gillette 365
Gillette 7 O'Clock Green Permasharp
Gillette 7 O'clock Green SS
Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow
Gillette Nacet
Gillette Platinum
Gillette Rubie
Gillette Silver Blue
Gillette Super Thin
Gillette Thin Blade
Gillette Wilkinson Sword German
Gillette Wilkinson Sword Indian
Kai Stainless Steel
Ladas Stainless
Laser Super Platinum
Laser Ultra
Lord Captain Carbon Steel
Lord Platinum
Lord Super Chrome
Lord Super Stainless
Merkur Super
Ming Shi Super White Blades
Patrix
Perma Sharp Super
Personna Lab Blue
Personna Med Prep
Personna Platinum (Israeli Red)
Polsilver Super Iridium
Q Ball Platinum Plus
QShave Titanium
Racer Platinum
Racer Super Stainless
Rainbow Super Stainless
Rapira Chrome
Rapira Lux
Rapira Stainless
Rapira Swedish
Red Royal Platinum
Rise Classic
Rise Platinum
Sharp Chromium
Sharp Star
Shaver Boy
Silver Star
Super Iridium
Super Max Super Stainless Blue Plus
Super Max Titanium
Tiger
Tomy Sper Stainless
Topaz Platinum
Topaz Stainless
Treet 7 Days Platinum
Treet Carbon Steel
Treet Classic
Treet Dura Sharp
Treet Falcon
Treet King
Treet New Edge
Treet Silver
Trig Stainless
V12 Super Platinum
Vijay Stainless
Viking Sword
Vincent VT300B
Voskhod
Wizamet Super Iridium
Yingjili
Zae Blades
Zaza Super Stainless
Zorrik Stainless
Zorrik Talvar
These from Mr. Kentucky
And these from Tryablade
I know the series is called Chad Uses Bad Blades but perhaps the name "Chad Uses Every Blade Possible" is a better name LOL.
Here is the updated list
7 A.M. Platinum
Asco Super Stainless (Orange)
Asco SUper Stainless (Red)
Asco Super Stainless (Red/Blue)
Assured
Astra Sp
Astra SS
Baili Blue Blades
Balaka Carbon Steel
Battle Brothers
Bic Astor
Big Ben Super Stainless
Bolzano
Centwin Super Platinum
Cloud
Concord
Croma Diamant Stainless
Crown Stainless?
Derby Extra
Derby Platinum
Dollar Platinum
Dorco Prime
Dorco TItan
Eddison
Elios Inoxidable
Feather Hi-Stainless
Gentle Man Platinum
Gillette 365
Gillette 7 O'Clock Green Permasharp
Gillette 7 O'clock Green SS
Gillette 7 O'Clock Yellow
Gillette Nacet
Gillette Platinum
Gillette Rubie
Gillette Silver Blue
Gillette Super Thin
Gillette Thin Blade
Gillette Wilkinson Sword German
Gillette Wilkinson Sword Indian
Kai Stainless Steel
Ladas Stainless
Laser Super Platinum
Laser Ultra
Lord Captain Carbon Steel
Lord Platinum
Lord Super Chrome
Lord Super Stainless
Merkur Super
Ming Shi Super White Blades
Patrix
Perma Sharp Super
Personna Lab Blue
Personna Med Prep
Personna Platinum (Israeli Red)
Polsilver Super Iridium
Q Ball Platinum Plus
QShave Titanium
Racer Platinum
Racer Super Stainless
Rainbow Super Stainless
Rapira Chrome
Rapira Lux
Rapira Stainless
Rapira Swedish
Red Royal Platinum
Rise Classic
Rise Platinum
Sharp Chromium
Sharp Star
Shaver Boy
Silver Star
Super Iridium
Super Max Super Stainless Blue Plus
Super Max Titanium
Tiger
Tomy Sper Stainless
Topaz Platinum
Topaz Stainless
Treet 7 Days Platinum
Treet Carbon Steel
Treet Classic
Treet Dura Sharp
Treet Falcon
Treet King
Treet New Edge
Treet Silver
Trig Stainless
V12 Super Platinum
Vijay Stainless
Viking Sword
Vincent VT300B
Voskhod
Wizamet Super Iridium
Yingjili
Zae Blades
Zaza Super Stainless
Zorrik Stainless
Zorrik Talvar
You sure they didn’t come from Australia?Added some new blades.
These from Mr. Kentucky
There are at least 15 or so blades on that list I've used before
Volume 44 Dorco Prime Use 1
Well on deck today is the Dorco Prime. I have a pack of ten of these and had used one of them a long time ago. So this is technically the second time I I have used this blade.
So this blade is from South Korea but made in the Vietnam plant. It is Platinum coated and then has a double teflon coating that is for smoothness and longevity. From my research this is the same steel that Dorco uses on the 300/301 blade, but the treatment of the blade is what sets it apart. The packaging on this blade is also very nice. You can tell that Dorco is trying to make this more of an elite product and one possibly change the perception of Dorco being the cheap okay blade. This is not my picture but it does show what I am talking about
So the cost of these, they are not sold currently at WCS or Italian Barber. However at Amazon and Maggards you can get these blades for just a little under $12 so coming to .12 per blade. But if you look a little harder you can get these from around 8 to 9 cents per blade.
So the shave today. If you watch the video after the first pass I felt like the shave was actually much smoother and no resistance while sliding the blade across my face. While rinsing after the first pass I wasn't as close as I usually am with my preferred blades. However the shave was much more comfortable. During the second pass I felt much more comfortable to do more aggressive maneuvers doing the gillette slide, and a true ATG pass. I also did some blade buffing. This left me with basically a 95% BBS My very lowest part of neck is where I am DFS. The shave was better than the 300/301, but still not sure it warrants going to a 100 pack rating. Those blades I have there provided the perfect sharpness, comfort, and longevity. So we will see where this one goes. It might sneak into the 100 pack rating or just be in higher spot in the good rating. Time will tell.
Well on deck today is the Dorco Prime. I have a pack of ten of these and had used one of them a long time ago. So this is technically the second time I I have used this blade.
So this blade is from South Korea but made in the Vietnam plant. It is Platinum coated and then has a double teflon coating that is for smoothness and longevity. From my research this is the same steel that Dorco uses on the 300/301 blade, but the treatment of the blade is what sets it apart. The packaging on this blade is also very nice. You can tell that Dorco is trying to make this more of an elite product and one possibly change the perception of Dorco being the cheap okay blade. This is not my picture but it does show what I am talking about
So the cost of these, they are not sold currently at WCS or Italian Barber. However at Amazon and Maggards you can get these blades for just a little under $12 so coming to .12 per blade. But if you look a little harder you can get these from around 8 to 9 cents per blade.
So the shave today. If you watch the video after the first pass I felt like the shave was actually much smoother and no resistance while sliding the blade across my face. While rinsing after the first pass I wasn't as close as I usually am with my preferred blades. However the shave was much more comfortable. During the second pass I felt much more comfortable to do more aggressive maneuvers doing the gillette slide, and a true ATG pass. I also did some blade buffing. This left me with basically a 95% BBS My very lowest part of neck is where I am DFS. The shave was better than the 300/301, but still not sure it warrants going to a 100 pack rating. Those blades I have there provided the perfect sharpness, comfort, and longevity. So we will see where this one goes. It might sneak into the 100 pack rating or just be in higher spot in the good rating. Time will tell.
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1.Does the little mustache class up the Prime or actually make it cheesy?
2.Wow better than Shavemac for the Sterling .. I know they are great but, that is saying something. I know the silver tips can be had for like $35.
3. Nice report Chad.. can't wait to see where it comes in overall.
2.Wow better than Shavemac for the Sterling .. I know they are great but, that is saying something. I know the silver tips can be had for like $35.
3. Nice report Chad.. can't wait to see where it comes in overall.
\n\n1. it is gimmicky for sure and you can tell what they are trying to do. Will it work for some? Probably \n\n2. That is just my opinion for sure. And I should have clarified I prefer the Stirling Fan shape to the Bulb shape\n\n3. Thank you sir.
\nMakes me look around to see where they are selling pizza
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Good stuff Chad...interesting on the Dorco blades, sounds like the Prime Dorco would be the way to go. Though, if you aren't getting that perfect shave out of it, I wouldn't put it in the 100 pack rating category. That should be reserved for those blades that have that perfect balance of sharpness/smoothness/comfort for you.
Thanks for following along Josh and I definitely agree with you.
Volume 45 Dorco Prime Use 2
I want to like this blade I really do. But the truth is after the second use, and after going back and quickly watching the Blue Bird video I was able to determine that it is definitely NOT in the 100 PACK category. Also evidence enough to confirm that as I go through this that ranking them even within the given category is required. So thanks to whomever recommended that.
Anyways the shave today actually went well, but it is not getting me as close after the 2.5 passes that the 100 pack blades are. However I could see myself adding tucks of these blades occasionally to orders to hit free shipping. This could be the perfect inexpensive travel blade, mild, reliable, smooth, and a decent shave each use. Next up is the last of the Dorco blades... the Dorco Titan
Here is the updated info:
****RATING SYSTEM****
TRASH: Can't get a good shave. This blade is horrible. Never use again.
BAD: A bad blade but technically still got a serviceable shave, but have no desire to use the blade again.
GOOD: It was good enough that if I have another blade I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
100PACK: This blade was good enough to warrant stocking up!
Here are the updated lists and rankings:
**** Blades Used ****
1. Muhle = Bad
2.Van Der Hagen = Good
3. Graham Field = Trash
4. Super Homex = Bad
5. Shark Super Chrome = Bad
6. Shark Stainless Steel = 100 PACK
7. Sputnik = 100 PACK
8. Rockwell = Bad
9. Parker = 100 PACK
10. Bic Platinum = Trash
11. Timor = Good
12. MEM Super Silver Platinum = Trash
13. Blue Bird = Good
14. Gillette 7 O'clock Black = Good
15. Royal Super Stainless = Bad
16. Topaz Platinum = Bad
17. Dorco 300 = Good
18. Dorco 301 = Good
19. Dorco Prime = Good
*** 100 Pack Ranking***
1. Parker Premium
2. Sputnik
3. Shark Stainless Steel
***Good Ranking***
1. Blue Bird Stainless
2. Dorco Prime
3. Gillette 7 O'Clock Black
4. Dorco 300/301
5. Timor
6. Van Der Hagen
*** Bad Ranking***
1. Topaz Platinum
2. Muhle
3. Royal Super Stainless
4. Super Homex
5. Shark Chrome
6. Rockwell
***Trash Ranking***
1. Bic Platinum
2. MEM Super Silver
3. Graham Field
I want to like this blade I really do. But the truth is after the second use, and after going back and quickly watching the Blue Bird video I was able to determine that it is definitely NOT in the 100 PACK category. Also evidence enough to confirm that as I go through this that ranking them even within the given category is required. So thanks to whomever recommended that.
Anyways the shave today actually went well, but it is not getting me as close after the 2.5 passes that the 100 pack blades are. However I could see myself adding tucks of these blades occasionally to orders to hit free shipping. This could be the perfect inexpensive travel blade, mild, reliable, smooth, and a decent shave each use. Next up is the last of the Dorco blades... the Dorco Titan
Here is the updated info:
****RATING SYSTEM****
TRASH: Can't get a good shave. This blade is horrible. Never use again.
BAD: A bad blade but technically still got a serviceable shave, but have no desire to use the blade again.
GOOD: It was good enough that if I have another blade I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
100PACK: This blade was good enough to warrant stocking up!
Here are the updated lists and rankings:
**** Blades Used ****
1. Muhle = Bad
2.Van Der Hagen = Good
3. Graham Field = Trash
4. Super Homex = Bad
5. Shark Super Chrome = Bad
6. Shark Stainless Steel = 100 PACK
7. Sputnik = 100 PACK
8. Rockwell = Bad
9. Parker = 100 PACK
10. Bic Platinum = Trash
11. Timor = Good
12. MEM Super Silver Platinum = Trash
13. Blue Bird = Good
14. Gillette 7 O'clock Black = Good
15. Royal Super Stainless = Bad
16. Topaz Platinum = Bad
17. Dorco 300 = Good
18. Dorco 301 = Good
19. Dorco Prime = Good
*** 100 Pack Ranking***
1. Parker Premium
2. Sputnik
3. Shark Stainless Steel
***Good Ranking***
1. Blue Bird Stainless
2. Dorco Prime
3. Gillette 7 O'Clock Black
4. Dorco 300/301
5. Timor
6. Van Der Hagen
*** Bad Ranking***
1. Topaz Platinum
2. Muhle
3. Royal Super Stainless
4. Super Homex
5. Shark Chrome
6. Rockwell
***Trash Ranking***
1. Bic Platinum
2. MEM Super Silver
3. Graham Field
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice stuff Chad ! I doubt we'll see anything win for bottom honors below Graham Field !!!
Volume 46 Dorco Titan Use 1
Well today is the Dorco Titan. Another new blade from Dorco appears this is from 2018 or late 2017 when they hit the market. They are made in Vietnamese plant and are double Teflon coated, but don't appear to have the platinum coating also like the Prime blades.
This blade provide a very nice comfortable shave. People claim they are sharper than the Prime blades, if they are to me it is very minimal. I do think the Prime blade was honestly a tad bit more comfortable.
Not to jump to conclusions as I will use the blade at least once more but I don't think any dorco blade will rise to 100 pack category for me.
https://youtu.be/S-nU_eISkAs
Well today is the Dorco Titan. Another new blade from Dorco appears this is from 2018 or late 2017 when they hit the market. They are made in Vietnamese plant and are double Teflon coated, but don't appear to have the platinum coating also like the Prime blades.
This blade provide a very nice comfortable shave. People claim they are sharper than the Prime blades, if they are to me it is very minimal. I do think the Prime blade was honestly a tad bit more comfortable.
Not to jump to conclusions as I will use the blade at least once more but I don't think any dorco blade will rise to 100 pack category for me.
https://youtu.be/S-nU_eISkAs
Volume 47 Dorco Titan Use 2
Well shave 2 happened this morning and well it is more of the same. Good but not great. Serviceable. That is the best way to describe the blade. This blade isn't going to wow you, but it could also be a daily driver for someone who doesn't want to chase BBS and is happy with a simple DFS shave everyday.
The blade gets a Good rating. Here is the updated info:
****RATING SYSTEM****
TRASH: Can't get a good shave. This blade is horrible. Never use again.
BAD: A bad blade but technically still got a serviceable shave, but have no desire to use the blade again.
GOOD: It was good enough that if I have another blade I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
100PACK: This blade was good enough to warrant stocking up!
Here are the updated lists and rankings:
**** Blades Used ****
1. Muhle = Bad
2.Van Der Hagen = Good
3. Graham Field = Trash
4. Super Homex = Bad
5. Shark Super Chrome = Bad
6. Shark Stainless Steel = 100 PACK
7. Sputnik = 100 PACK
8. Rockwell = Bad
9. Parker = 100 PACK
10. Bic Platinum = Trash
11. Timor = Good
12. MEM Super Silver Platinum = Trash
13. Blue Bird = Good
14. Gillette 7 O'clock Black = Good
15. Royal Super Stainless = Bad
16. Topaz Platinum = Bad
17. Dorco 300 = Good
18. Dorco 301 = Good
19. Dorco Prime = Good
20. Dorco Titan = Good
*** 100 Pack Ranking***
1. Parker Premium
2. Sputnik
3. Shark Stainless Steel
***Good Ranking***
1. Blue Bird Stainless
2. Dorco Prime
3. Gillette 7 O'Clock Black
4. Dorco Titan
5. Dorco 300/301
6. Timor
7. Van Der Hagen
*** Bad Ranking***
1. Topaz Platinum
2. Muhle
3. Royal Super Stainless
4. Super Homex
5. Shark Chrome
6. Rockwell
***Trash Ranking***
1. Bic Platinum
2. MEM Super Silver
3. Graham Field
Well shave 2 happened this morning and well it is more of the same. Good but not great. Serviceable. That is the best way to describe the blade. This blade isn't going to wow you, but it could also be a daily driver for someone who doesn't want to chase BBS and is happy with a simple DFS shave everyday.
The blade gets a Good rating. Here is the updated info:
****RATING SYSTEM****
TRASH: Can't get a good shave. This blade is horrible. Never use again.
BAD: A bad blade but technically still got a serviceable shave, but have no desire to use the blade again.
GOOD: It was good enough that if I have another blade I wouldn't hesitate to use it.
100PACK: This blade was good enough to warrant stocking up!
Here are the updated lists and rankings:
**** Blades Used ****
1. Muhle = Bad
2.Van Der Hagen = Good
3. Graham Field = Trash
4. Super Homex = Bad
5. Shark Super Chrome = Bad
6. Shark Stainless Steel = 100 PACK
7. Sputnik = 100 PACK
8. Rockwell = Bad
9. Parker = 100 PACK
10. Bic Platinum = Trash
11. Timor = Good
12. MEM Super Silver Platinum = Trash
13. Blue Bird = Good
14. Gillette 7 O'clock Black = Good
15. Royal Super Stainless = Bad
16. Topaz Platinum = Bad
17. Dorco 300 = Good
18. Dorco 301 = Good
19. Dorco Prime = Good
20. Dorco Titan = Good
*** 100 Pack Ranking***
1. Parker Premium
2. Sputnik
3. Shark Stainless Steel
***Good Ranking***
1. Blue Bird Stainless
2. Dorco Prime
3. Gillette 7 O'Clock Black
4. Dorco Titan
5. Dorco 300/301
6. Timor
7. Van Der Hagen
*** Bad Ranking***
1. Topaz Platinum
2. Muhle
3. Royal Super Stainless
4. Super Homex
5. Shark Chrome
6. Rockwell
***Trash Ranking***
1. Bic Platinum
2. MEM Super Silver
3. Graham Field