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September 19, 2023
The My-Blades has easily made it to 3 shaves, meaning it isn't a piece of junk. Yesterday's shave in the Era Level 3 was just so-so, but today's razor pairing was really quite good. I like mild blades, and this one is definitely mild.
Some DE blades have bezels such that they seem to be better at "picking up" my whiskers while they cut, resulting in more efficiency. Bolzano's seem to be like that for me, but I can't think of any others off the top of my head. These blades also have that quality.
I like the blade because it falls right in my wheelhouse, but the IndiGoGo price is too much unless they can last 10+ shaves. Time will tell.
As for the brush, it's a funny little fellow. It makes me wonder how long ago shavers switched from a Williams Mug style "load more soap for each pass" (requiring only a small brush like this), to a more modern "load enough soap for all passes". The latter is still possible using a small brush like this one, but it's not as fun.
I think that marketing is a problem with these blades. A "real" user of DE razors doesn't care if the blade is "barber approved". And, what about the blade's performance differentiates it from the many DE blades already offered that have their niche in the market? Finally, I've always assumed that the band steel DE blades are made from is more cheaply manufactured from recycled stainless.
I thought that the MIT study of DE blade edge retention @sgrdddy mentions would come up with a steel composition that would extend blade use and therefore be cost-effective. I suspect that formula was was achievable.
I just saw the discussion about these going on at Reddit and shared this photo.
The first two blades are made in Germany, but the manufacturing has since moved to Egypt. These are the only blades that I could find in a quick search that have the 3 lines on each side. The inking also seems of similar "quality".