Treet Classic Dura Sharp Coated Blades, a Review
Just finished five days of shaving with one this past week. They are everything you've said they are, Squire.
So smooth that I found myself bearing down at times a la plastique razeur in certain areas, yet with no consequences.
Most of the time attention was paid to pressure by recalling how barbers used to shave the back of my neck with a straight, and got it amazingly clean.
The sound of those hairs on the back of my neck being cut while hardly feeling anything is a memory that has come back since I returned to DE shaving this year.
Minimal irritation, except for yesterday in the usual suspect area, the right lower jaw line.
So smooth that I found myself bearing down at times a la plastique razeur in certain areas, yet with no consequences.
Most of the time attention was paid to pressure by recalling how barbers used to shave the back of my neck with a straight, and got it amazingly clean.
The sound of those hairs on the back of my neck being cut while hardly feeling anything is a memory that has come back since I returned to DE shaving this year.
Minimal irritation, except for yesterday in the usual suspect area, the right lower jaw line.
My experience, surprisingly, has been the opposite. I say surprisingly as I am almost always in agreement with your reviews. I generally like Treet blades very much, but this one always seems to prove troublesome for me, with frequent nicks and razor burn. It's my least favourite of the brand.Squire wrote:Clarke, Treet makes a variety of blades and these are the good ones. Frankly, I think they are the best of the half dozen varieties I've tried.
I recently noticed something about this blade while loading one into a razor.Shave Cat wrote:Giovanni gave me one of these Treet blades as a sample a while back, but I didn't get around to trying it until last week. I almost removed it from my SS and didn't try it when I realized it was a carbon steel blade, but I'm glad I went ahead and tried it anyway. These blades a quite sharp and are capable of giving a close shave. Since I sometimes get a little overaggressive with my shaves, so I need to be careful when using these. I was certainly surprised by their quality since most Treet blades receive poor reviews.
-Clarke
The coating is smooth and reflective enough that I can see the irregular image of a light bulb in it from over the bathroom mirror.
The overall color of this blade is a bit duller gray than a stainless blade, but the coating is so smooth it makes the blade act like a mirror in the right light.
The coating is probably PTFE, or teflon, which in its native state is probably an off-white color like the nylon bristles in my Omega Sintex brush. The coating is so smooth and so even and thin that it becomes virtually transparent on the blade.
I have also noticed the same phenomenon on the Treet Platinum, which likely has the same coating.
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Started a new blade of these this week. As is the case with many of my blades, somehow these magically got better as I increased my experience w a DE. I tried them about a year ago and hated them. This week, I love them.
One of the most interesting things I notice about them is they are louder than any other blade Ive tried. Really make that ssshhhhhhwwwwwoooop sound in the razor, and thats a Merkur Classic LH. They are prob really loud in a Futur or Vision.
In any event, w Giovanni being AWOL, anyone know where a guy can pick up some more of these?
One of the most interesting things I notice about them is they are louder than any other blade Ive tried. Really make that ssshhhhhhwwwwwoooop sound in the razor, and thats a Merkur Classic LH. They are prob really loud in a Futur or Vision.
In any event, w Giovanni being AWOL, anyone know where a guy can pick up some more of these?
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http://connaughtshaving.com/carbon.htmlNewYorkBuck wrote:In any event, w Giovanni being AWOL, anyone know where a guy can pick up some more of these?
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Seamaster wrote:http://connaughtshaving.com/carbon.htmlNewYorkBuck wrote:In any event, w Giovanni being AWOL, anyone know where a guy can pick up some more of these?
Thx. 200 for 18 bucks!
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aren't theses a nice blades. i was wondering how many shaves most get from these . blades seem to last me a little longer than most people but if they are a 4 shaver blade for me ill order another batch.Shave4Fun wrote:I had shave #3 with one this a.m. They are nice blades.
i like their motto on the box of the blade.
A TREET.....FOR YOUR FACE