The "ONE" Blade - Which Would it Be?

I order some astra sp to try . I hope it work for me . Because they're cheap .

I order some astra sp to try . I hope it work for me . Because they're cheap .

One of my favorite blades. Hopefully they work out for you!

PermaSharp needs more love in this thread.

Personna Blue and Polsilver are the two I always go to. I found Personna Blues particularly good paired with the Rockwell 6S too.

Lord super stainless

Polsilver Super Iridium were my go-to for many years, but I've had to part ways with them because I simply no longer tolerate wax spots on razor blades.

I have found the Kai blades give me similar results to the SIs without the darn wax spots.

Are wax spots even necessary? I would think it would be a production cost savings to the blade makers.

Stepping off the soapbox now...

Are wax spots even necessary?  I would think it would be a production cost savings to the blade makers.

A very good question, and my thinking is that since some blade manufacturers seem to do just fine without the spots, the answer is probably “no”.

merelymoe, have you found a good source for Kai blades? (That is, if you’re comfortable divulging that information…) They seem to be perhaps the most expensive modern blades available. (Only the ice-treated Timor blades might reside in the same price class.)

have you found a good source for Kai blades?

No, unfortunately, I have not. The best price I've found has been through Amazon at $35.99 for 100 Kai blades.

Let me know if you find anything better.

Second paragraph. Blades delivered intact with no movement is more important than people think. DE blades are frail. Slight movements can dull a blade easily.

Thankfully my favorite Wizamet Iridiums have the wax dots included.

Sounds a bit like Gillette over-marketing their product. I'm not saying that shifting wouldn't impact blade edge, but in the tests I've run with blades lacking the wax dots, I haven't noticed any marked difference to those razors I've used with wax dots. In fact, I think the KAI outperform and have a much sharper edge than quite a few of the waxed dot blades I've tried. Just my $.02...