Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Interesting about coatings sans the sharks. Maybe the grind angle just like straights is at play
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Chad Uses BAD blades!
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Maybe they aren't using the tried and true method, as described in the Patent? That is my theory.
Volume 52 Derby Premium Use 1
On deck today is the Derby Premium blade. These blades come in a nice black box, and you can definitely tell it is Derby's attempt at a classier blade. Everyone has used a Derby Extra, and everyone seems to have the opinion that they are just okay. Well here is Derby's attempt to fix that.
These blades are made in Turkey. They are made from steel that is sourced in Sweden and they are a Chromium, Ceramic, Platinum, and Tungsten Polymer. Hmmmm where have heard that before? Well go back and watch the Parker blade review. They say they use steel from Sweden (do call out a specific steel) and have the same coating. The Parkers are also made in Turkey. So I was left wondering if the Parker is just a re-branded Derby Premium. It honestly wouldn't surprise me. So I went to Parker's website and saw that they would communicate via Facebook Messenger. So I sent a message. I asked a very simple question. Are there blades made by Derby? I also gave my reasoning for believing they might be. I also asked if so are they re-branded Derby Premium Blades? The response I got was that they won't disclose who is making their blades for them, I understand that. They then said that the blades are made in a 3rd party facility not owned by Parker, and that they are using a special steel and have to meet Parker's standards in order to be packed and shipped as a Parker blade. So with that being said and taking this at face value (see what I did there?) the Parker is NOT a re-branded Derby Premium. However This is STRICTLY MY THEORY I think the Parker blades are made by Derby.
Alright well that is all out of the way so how did the Derby Premium shave? Really well actually. The blade is plenty sharp and I got an absolutely wonderful shave. The blade is plenty sharp and you know it is there, I walked away with a perfect BBS shave and 0 irritation. There must be something to this coating because it just agrees with me. If I had to compare it to the Parker after just one use I would say just slightly not as smooth. It will be interesting to see how this blade holds up. But so far everything seems very promising. It is also important to point out that upon reading reviews MANY MANY people have stated this is BIG improvement on the Derby Extra and I agree based off memory. But the Extra will be used soon in this series. So here is the pricing info:
Not on Maggards or WCS
Italian Barber $11.99 per 100 roughly .12 cents per blade
Amazon $9.29 per 100 roughly .09 cents per blade
You can knock about $1 off the Amazon price if you check out eBay.
And here is the Video:
https://youtu.be/0FoXuxV6JhU
On deck today is the Derby Premium blade. These blades come in a nice black box, and you can definitely tell it is Derby's attempt at a classier blade. Everyone has used a Derby Extra, and everyone seems to have the opinion that they are just okay. Well here is Derby's attempt to fix that.
These blades are made in Turkey. They are made from steel that is sourced in Sweden and they are a Chromium, Ceramic, Platinum, and Tungsten Polymer. Hmmmm where have heard that before? Well go back and watch the Parker blade review. They say they use steel from Sweden (do call out a specific steel) and have the same coating. The Parkers are also made in Turkey. So I was left wondering if the Parker is just a re-branded Derby Premium. It honestly wouldn't surprise me. So I went to Parker's website and saw that they would communicate via Facebook Messenger. So I sent a message. I asked a very simple question. Are there blades made by Derby? I also gave my reasoning for believing they might be. I also asked if so are they re-branded Derby Premium Blades? The response I got was that they won't disclose who is making their blades for them, I understand that. They then said that the blades are made in a 3rd party facility not owned by Parker, and that they are using a special steel and have to meet Parker's standards in order to be packed and shipped as a Parker blade. So with that being said and taking this at face value (see what I did there?) the Parker is NOT a re-branded Derby Premium. However This is STRICTLY MY THEORY I think the Parker blades are made by Derby.
Alright well that is all out of the way so how did the Derby Premium shave? Really well actually. The blade is plenty sharp and I got an absolutely wonderful shave. The blade is plenty sharp and you know it is there, I walked away with a perfect BBS shave and 0 irritation. There must be something to this coating because it just agrees with me. If I had to compare it to the Parker after just one use I would say just slightly not as smooth. It will be interesting to see how this blade holds up. But so far everything seems very promising. It is also important to point out that upon reading reviews MANY MANY people have stated this is BIG improvement on the Derby Extra and I agree based off memory. But the Extra will be used soon in this series. So here is the pricing info:
Not on Maggards or WCS
Italian Barber $11.99 per 100 roughly .12 cents per blade
Amazon $9.29 per 100 roughly .09 cents per blade
You can knock about $1 off the Amazon price if you check out eBay.
And here is the Video:
https://youtu.be/0FoXuxV6JhU
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Nice info and video Chad. I have what's left still in the stash of Derby Extras and a full tuck of the premiums that I never used but will need to try at some point. Thanks
We want bad blades!!!
I'll mail ya some
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
I was on Amazon earlier today and almost put a 100 pack of Derby Premiums in my cart because I thought they were Parkers. I only realized they weren’t when I reviewed the items.
They even come up when you search Parker DE blades as the first non-Parker blade offered.
They even come up when you search Parker DE blades as the first non-Parker blade offered.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Is this is another cart you never click purchase on and walked away from ?
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Yes but only because I’m waiting for the wife to pick out something she can’t decide on. ???
And I did eventually check out over at Stirling....after NurseDave stole my Kaboom! Should have a delivery sometime next week.
Volume 53 Derby Premium Use 2
Well today was use 2 and I must be honest it was better than the first shave. This blade is surprising me. Perhaps the Turkish people just make good blades for my skin and beard type. I got a nice BBS shave after just 2.5 passes, and well this blade is going into the 3rd shave. We might have another 100 pack blade on our hands gents.
Well today was use 2 and I must be honest it was better than the first shave. This blade is surprising me. Perhaps the Turkish people just make good blades for my skin and beard type. I got a nice BBS shave after just 2.5 passes, and well this blade is going into the 3rd shave. We might have another 100 pack blade on our hands gents.
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Cool beans Pinto
SteveChuckFrank
Close Enough*
Sounds like this blade is giving the Parker a run for its money. I might have to pick up a tuck to compare.
Volume 54 Derby Premium Use 3
Well the day of truth. Is this blade worthy of getting a 100 pack rating? I loaded it up in my Variant and dialed it up level 5. The shave was super smooth and provided an excellent shave. Even with my lapse of judgement (watch the vid). The shave was actually very good. And because of that I present the 4th blade to get the 100 pack rating. These blades hit everything I want. And when I start getting to the very minute details it falls in 3rd place thus far. The Parker's while I believe are made by Derby I believe them that they use a different steel. And it still holds best blade for me all around. The Derby Premiums though are excellent and I would recommend them to anyone. I will be watching for a good sale and picking some of these up!
https://youtu.be/hFlXg1JQriU
****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
21. Qball Platinum Plus = Good
22. Treet King = Bad
23. Derby Premium = 100 Pack
*** 100 Pack Ranking***
1. Parker Premium
2. Sputnik
3. Derby Premium
4. Shark Stainless Steel
***Good Ranking***
1. Qball Platinum Plus
2. Blue Bird Stainless
3. Dorco Prime
4. Gillette 7 O'Clock Black
5. Dorco Titan
6. Dorco 300/301
7. Timor
8. Van Der Hagen
*** Bad Ranking***
1. Topaz Platinum
2. Muhle
3. Treet King
4. Royal Super Stainless
5. Super Homex
6. Shark Chrome
7. Rockwell
***Trash Ranking***
1. Bic Platinum
2. MEM Super Silver
3. Graham Field
Well the day of truth. Is this blade worthy of getting a 100 pack rating? I loaded it up in my Variant and dialed it up level 5. The shave was super smooth and provided an excellent shave. Even with my lapse of judgement (watch the vid). The shave was actually very good. And because of that I present the 4th blade to get the 100 pack rating. These blades hit everything I want. And when I start getting to the very minute details it falls in 3rd place thus far. The Parker's while I believe are made by Derby I believe them that they use a different steel. And it still holds best blade for me all around. The Derby Premiums though are excellent and I would recommend them to anyone. I will be watching for a good sale and picking some of these up!
https://youtu.be/hFlXg1JQriU
****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
21. Qball Platinum Plus = Good
22. Treet King = Bad
23. Derby Premium = 100 Pack
*** 100 Pack Ranking***
1. Parker Premium
2. Sputnik
3. Derby Premium
4. Shark Stainless Steel
***Good Ranking***
1. Qball Platinum Plus
2. Blue Bird Stainless
3. Dorco Prime
4. Gillette 7 O'Clock Black
5. Dorco Titan
6. Dorco 300/301
7. Timor
8. Van Der Hagen
*** Bad Ranking***
1. Topaz Platinum
2. Muhle
3. Treet King
4. Royal Super Stainless
5. Super Homex
6. Shark Chrome
7. Rockwell
***Trash Ranking***
1. Bic Platinum
2. MEM Super Silver
3. Graham Field
Dave in KY
Shave Newbie
Cued for the morning to watch
Volume 55 Derby Extra use 1
Well today I decided to start the review on the Derby Extra to see how they compare to the premium. This is also a blade made in Turkey, and also has the chromium, ceramic, platinum, tungsten polymer coating. So I think it is pretty obvious that if a blade has that coating it is made in the same plant, the differences are how it is sharpened and what steel is used.
These blades come 5 to a pack and you will see different packaging colors like blue, orange, and a dark blue. They are all the same blade though however.
The pricing on these is is as follows for 100 packs
Amazon $8.23 roughly .08 per blade
Maggards $11.95 roughly .12 per blade
WCS $14.99 roughly .15 per blade
IB $8.99 roughly .09 per blade
The shave today actually went pretty well. There are known consistency issues with these blades. I have used these blades for awhile and I can vouch to that. Usually 1 out of the 5 pack is no good. If you read some other reviews comparing these to the premium blades. Some have ran tests to see the sharpness using a more scientific approach. They claim the premium is sharper than the extra. After using back to back, I agree with that claim.
https://youtu.be/Y9Pxou9nM7E
Well today I decided to start the review on the Derby Extra to see how they compare to the premium. This is also a blade made in Turkey, and also has the chromium, ceramic, platinum, tungsten polymer coating. So I think it is pretty obvious that if a blade has that coating it is made in the same plant, the differences are how it is sharpened and what steel is used.
These blades come 5 to a pack and you will see different packaging colors like blue, orange, and a dark blue. They are all the same blade though however.
The pricing on these is is as follows for 100 packs
Amazon $8.23 roughly .08 per blade
Maggards $11.95 roughly .12 per blade
WCS $14.99 roughly .15 per blade
IB $8.99 roughly .09 per blade
The shave today actually went pretty well. There are known consistency issues with these blades. I have used these blades for awhile and I can vouch to that. Usually 1 out of the 5 pack is no good. If you read some other reviews comparing these to the premium blades. Some have ran tests to see the sharpness using a more scientific approach. They claim the premium is sharper than the extra. After using back to back, I agree with that claim.
https://youtu.be/Y9Pxou9nM7E