jaymo
Rag-A-Muffin
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Post by jaymo on Apr 14, 2010 22:46:57 GMT -5
I get three great shaves out of the Treet blades and then they seem to fall off the edge of the earth.
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cmur12
The Bee's Knee's
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Post by cmur12 on Apr 15, 2010 0:32:55 GMT -5
Welcome, jaymo!
Yes, those Treets are great blades.
- Murray
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Post by HoosierTrooper on Apr 15, 2010 8:02:35 GMT -5
Interesting how consistent the results are with the Treet blades. I've used a GEM blade twice this week and while it performed well I'm still convinced the Treet's are better, even though they fade faster.
I've tried finding some of the Pal's or Blue Star's but no one around here seems to carry them.
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cmur12
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Post by cmur12 on Apr 15, 2010 22:15:06 GMT -5
Tom, I can't tell any difference between the Treets and the GEM Blue Stars, and I'll hazard a wild guess that they are the same product with different names and packaging.
I have only tried one PAL blade, but my impression was that it wasn't as sharp or effective as the Treets and Blue Stars.
- Murray
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Post by HoosierTrooper on Apr 16, 2010 15:59:25 GMT -5
Thanks Murray, you're probably right. Think I'll just stick with the Treet's.
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Post by HoosierTrooper on May 1, 2010 20:37:16 GMT -5
Used a Blue Star this morning for the first time. It didn't seem as sharp as the Treet but I used it in a first time razor so that may not be an accurate test.
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cmur12
The Bee's Knee's
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Post by cmur12 on May 1, 2010 22:41:34 GMT -5
Tom, I'd be curious to know your impressions of the Blue Stars in a familiar razor.
If the Blue Stars and the Treets are the same, the carbon steel GEMs from Ted Pella would probably be the same blade. If they are different, the whole idea of a Ted Pella order becomes more complicated.
The only blades I can get locally are Treets, which suits me just fine. I generally yield to the temptation to pick up another dispenser of ten each time I go to Rite Aid, so I'm pretty well supplied!
- Murray
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Post by HoosierTrooper on May 1, 2010 22:52:57 GMT -5
I've only got the one Blue Star that I traded a Ted Pella for, and since i can't find the Blue Star's locally it's probably a moot point anyway.
The ones I'm really interested in are the American Line brand that can be bought at Amazon.com for a really cheap price. Probably going to order some of them soon.
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Post by HoosierTrooper on May 2, 2010 10:09:16 GMT -5
Tom, I'd be curious to know your impressions of the Blue Stars in a familiar razor. If the Blue Stars and the Treets are the same, the carbon steel GEMs from Ted Pella would probably be the same blade. If they are different, the whole idea of a Ted Pella order becomes more complicated. The only blades I can get locally are Treets, which suits me just fine. I generally yield to the temptation to pick up another dispenser of ten each time I go to Rite Aid, so I'm pretty well supplied! - Murray Used the Blue Star in an open comb Micromatic and the results were pretty much the same. The blade just doesn't seem very sharp. It may not be fair basing a decision on just one single blade, but I'm not going to pursue this particular blade any longer. |
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Post by HoosierTrooper on May 21, 2010 9:26:35 GMT -5
I've used Ted Pella's and GEM from Walgreens for the last two or three weeks exclusively, and can't complain at all about their performance. This morning I broke out a Treet and man oh man, I love the Treets! Used one in an Ever-Ready version of the 1912 this morning and it performed flawlessly. Just wish they would last a tad longer.
I might start pairing the Treets with the 1912 and 1924 models, and the TP's and Walgreens GEM's with the "modern" GEM's.
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cmur12
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Post by cmur12 on May 22, 2010 1:39:10 GMT -5
I only use the Treets now. I have really sensitive skin and I get more irritation from stainless blades because I have to apply pressre to make the cut. I can use a much lighter touch with the Treets.
- Murray
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Post by HoosierTrooper on May 22, 2010 8:03:14 GMT -5
Second shave this morning with the Treet in a Micromatic Clog Pruf, and it worked great. As a treat (get it?) I decided to shave my head with the same setup, something I very seldom do, usually use a Trac II or Mach 3 for the bean. Started out pretty good, but less than halfway through it just felt like the blade wasn't cutting so I replaced it with a Ted Pella that has 3 or 4 shaves with it and the difference was dramatic. It zipped right through hair that the Treet skipped over.
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cmur12
The Bee's Knee's
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Post by cmur12 on May 22, 2010 13:56:26 GMT -5
Wow! Shaving your head with an SE is ample testimony to your skill with the razor. Very well done!
- Murray
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Post by HoosierTrooper on May 22, 2010 15:36:24 GMT -5
I'm not sure if it's skill or a profound lack of judgement! Injectors work very well, but I usually just blast through it with a Trac II or Mach 3 to get it done.
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Post by sffone on Feb 27, 2011 9:18:46 GMT -5
The ones I'm really interested in are the American Line brand that can be bought at Amazon.com for a really cheap price. Probably going to order some of them soon. I tried these and found them to be worse than anything else I've ever used and I've used a wide variety of SE blades over the years. These blades were so bad that I suspect that they're really intended for paint-scrapping tools. |
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