Squire's Blade Reviews
Squire's Blade Reviews
**** LINKS TO REVIEWS FIXED ON 7/16/18 ****
Now you can easily find Squire's helpful reviews again. I'll summarize his favorites here, starting from best and in approximate order: Feather, Super Iridium, 7 O'Clock SharpEdge yellow box, Wilkinson (British - out of prod), Wilkinson (India - current prod), 7 O'Clock Permasharp green box (India), Polsilver, Kai, Derby, Treet Classic Dura Sharp Coated, Gillette "Swedish," 7 O'Clock Super Stainless green box (Russia), Astra Keramic, Gillette Bleue Extra, Crystal (Personna), Supermax Platinum, Bic (Greece).
With the Treet blades you need to be careful to get the right ones, because there is so much overlap with their names. And one thing I got in general - "platinum" doesn't guarantee a superior blade, though some of the best ones use platinum.
Paul(dog)
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This post has links to all of Squire's excellent blade reviews. As we all know, YMMV, but this still gives one a reference point. Hopefully you will all find this a useful post.
I'll try to add new reviews as Squire does them...
7am - 6.5 - Full Review
7 O'Clock Permasharp Stainless, green box, India - 7.25 - Full Review
7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (stainless), yellow box, Russia - 7.5 - Full Review
7 O'Clock Super Platinum, black box, India - 6.75 - Full Review
7 O'Clock Super Stainless, green box, Russia - 6.75 - Full Review
Asco Red Box - 6.25 - Full Review
Astra Blue/White - 6.5 - Full Review
Astra Keramic - 6.75 - Full Review
Astra Superior Platinum - 6.25 - Full Review
Bic from Greece - 6.75 - Full Review
Croma - 6.65 - Full Review
Crystal - 6.75 - Full Review
Derby - 7.0 - Full Review
Dorco 300 - 6.0 - Full Review
Dorco 301 - 6.5-6.75 - Full Review
Feather - 8.0 - Full Review
A comparison between two different Feather blades can be found here.
Gillette Bleue Extra - 6.75 - Full Review
Gillette Face-Guard - 1.0? - Full Review
Kai - 7.0 - Full Review
Ladas - 6.35 - Full Review
Lord - 6.35 - Full Review
Lord Big Ben Purple Box - 6.25 - Full Review
Lord Racer Blue Box - 6.35 - Full Review
Minora - 6.25 - Full Review
Polsilver - 7.25 - Full Review
Red Personna - 6.25 - Full Review
Shark - 6.85 - Full Review
Sharp Stainless - 6.0 - Full Review
Shogun - <6 - Full Review
Sputnik - 6.0 - Full Review
Super Iridium - 7.5 - Full Review
Super-Max Platinum - 6.75 - Full Review
Super-Max Super Stainless - 6.25 - Full Review
Swedish Gillettes - 6.75 - Full Review
Tesco - 6.35 - Full Review
Tiger - 6.0 - Full Review (broken images)
Treet Black Beauties - 6.5 - Full Review
Treet Classic Dura Sharp Coated - 7.0 - Full Review
Treet Dura Sharp Hi-Tech Steel - 6.0 - Full Review
Treet Dura Sharp Stainless - 6.25 - Full Review
Treet Platinum Stainless - 6.75 - Full Review
Trig - 6.25 - Full Review
Viking - 6.65 - Full Review
Voskhod - 6.35 - Full Review
Wilkinson Economie - 6.25 - Full Review
Wilkinson Sword, India - 6.85 - Full Review
Wilkinson, The Blade, England - 7.35 - Full Review
Zorrick - 6.5 - Full Review (broken images)
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Now you can easily find Squire's helpful reviews again. I'll summarize his favorites here, starting from best and in approximate order: Feather, Super Iridium, 7 O'Clock SharpEdge yellow box, Wilkinson (British - out of prod), Wilkinson (India - current prod), 7 O'Clock Permasharp green box (India), Polsilver, Kai, Derby, Treet Classic Dura Sharp Coated, Gillette "Swedish," 7 O'Clock Super Stainless green box (Russia), Astra Keramic, Gillette Bleue Extra, Crystal (Personna), Supermax Platinum, Bic (Greece).
With the Treet blades you need to be careful to get the right ones, because there is so much overlap with their names. And one thing I got in general - "platinum" doesn't guarantee a superior blade, though some of the best ones use platinum.
Paul(dog)
*************************************************************************************
This post has links to all of Squire's excellent blade reviews. As we all know, YMMV, but this still gives one a reference point. Hopefully you will all find this a useful post.
I'll try to add new reviews as Squire does them...
7am - 6.5 - Full Review
7 O'Clock Permasharp Stainless, green box, India - 7.25 - Full Review
7 O'Clock Sharp Edge (stainless), yellow box, Russia - 7.5 - Full Review
7 O'Clock Super Platinum, black box, India - 6.75 - Full Review
7 O'Clock Super Stainless, green box, Russia - 6.75 - Full Review
Asco Red Box - 6.25 - Full Review
Astra Blue/White - 6.5 - Full Review
Astra Keramic - 6.75 - Full Review
Astra Superior Platinum - 6.25 - Full Review
Bic from Greece - 6.75 - Full Review
Croma - 6.65 - Full Review
Crystal - 6.75 - Full Review
Derby - 7.0 - Full Review
Dorco 300 - 6.0 - Full Review
Dorco 301 - 6.5-6.75 - Full Review
Feather - 8.0 - Full Review
A comparison between two different Feather blades can be found here.
Gillette Bleue Extra - 6.75 - Full Review
Gillette Face-Guard - 1.0? - Full Review
Kai - 7.0 - Full Review
Ladas - 6.35 - Full Review
Lord - 6.35 - Full Review
Lord Big Ben Purple Box - 6.25 - Full Review
Lord Racer Blue Box - 6.35 - Full Review
Minora - 6.25 - Full Review
Polsilver - 7.25 - Full Review
Red Personna - 6.25 - Full Review
Shark - 6.85 - Full Review
Sharp Stainless - 6.0 - Full Review
Shogun - <6 - Full Review
Sputnik - 6.0 - Full Review
Super Iridium - 7.5 - Full Review
Super-Max Platinum - 6.75 - Full Review
Super-Max Super Stainless - 6.25 - Full Review
Swedish Gillettes - 6.75 - Full Review
Tesco - 6.35 - Full Review
Tiger - 6.0 - Full Review (broken images)
Treet Black Beauties - 6.5 - Full Review
Treet Classic Dura Sharp Coated - 7.0 - Full Review
Treet Dura Sharp Hi-Tech Steel - 6.0 - Full Review
Treet Dura Sharp Stainless - 6.25 - Full Review
Treet Platinum Stainless - 6.75 - Full Review
Trig - 6.25 - Full Review
Viking - 6.65 - Full Review
Voskhod - 6.35 - Full Review
Wilkinson Economie - 6.25 - Full Review
Wilkinson Sword, India - 6.85 - Full Review
Wilkinson, The Blade, England - 7.35 - Full Review
Zorrick - 6.5 - Full Review (broken images)
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Last edited by george on Mon Nov 28, 2011 4:15 am, edited 45 times in total.
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Michael, thx for the post!
I am one of the people who asked for such a list, so thx for the effort!
As for the Tiger and Zorrick reviews: I don't mind the broken images, so as far as I'm concerned you can add them to the list
I am one of the people who asked for such a list, so thx for the effort!
As for the Tiger and Zorrick reviews: I don't mind the broken images, so as far as I'm concerned you can add them to the list
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Razors: Merkur HD, Gillette SS 1948-50, Weishi; Brushes: GFT Super Badger, TAoS Pure Badger; Shaving Creams: GFT Violet & Coconut, Taylor’s Almond & Rose, D.R. Harris Arlington, Proraso Red & Green; Shaving Soaps: MWF, Joris
I added the Tiger and Zorrick entries. You're most welcome. This isn't exactly a completely magnanimous effort -- I needed them all in one place for my own use, anyway...DragonOptical wrote:Michael, thx for the post!
I am one of the people who asked for such a list, so thx for the effort!
As for the Tiger and Zorrick reviews: I don't mind the broken images, so as far as I'm concerned you can add them to the list
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Michael,
Thank you so much for going to the trouble to search all the posts and find just these threads. They will come in handy for me and I know others who are looking for a good blade.
Thanks must also go out to Squire for doing all the research for the reviews. I wonder how many times Squire sacrificed his great shaves just so he could use a blade that he may not like. All in the name of helping guys like you and me choose a blade.
Thank you so much for going to the trouble to search all the posts and find just these threads. They will come in handy for me and I know others who are looking for a good blade.
Thanks must also go out to Squire for doing all the research for the reviews. I wonder how many times Squire sacrificed his great shaves just so he could use a blade that he may not like. All in the name of helping guys like you and me choose a blade.
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Re: Squire's Reviews
Typing this:george wrote:I don't know how to change the text in the URL to read something nicer like "Full Review", but I will change them if someone will tell me how to do that.
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[url=http://www.shavemyface.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28772]7am Blade Review, rating 6.5[/url]
7am Blade Review, rating 6.5
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Re: Squire's Reviews
Cool! Thanks, NTS. Once again, you live up to your title!notthesharpest wrote:Typing this:george wrote:I don't know how to change the text in the URL to read something nicer like "Full Review", but I will change them if someone will tell me how to do that.will give you this:Code: Select all
[url=http://www.shavemyface.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28772]7am Blade Review, rating 6.5[/url]
7am Blade Review, rating 6.5
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