Thread: Weck sextoblade

Some time ago I got a Weck Sextoblade in a box of other things. The Weck was not the object of my desire, so it has been sitting on the sidelines. I fiddled with it and noticed the disposable blades are longer than the 1/2 DE blades or SE blade as well as narrower than the SE blades. While looking for SE blades at Fendrihan one day I saw the correct blades and ordered them. They came ion recently and I gave it a go. It is fairly heavy and shaves pretty close to a straight razor. The shave from the blade was not what I am used to. Perhaps in time I could get used to that edge. It was very sharp, but had no smoothness. It felt like a sterile shave, and had just sharp and nothing else. The blades are by From and perhaps another blade would make a big difference, or maybe it just needs a good stropping.

If those are the personna blades they are pretty rough. I havent tried a Weck but my RAD fever is going. Let the blade go thru a few shave cycles and it will mild down a bit.

I have heard of the weck vintage blades being pretty good. What the length of the blade I can check my inventory. I might have some milder stuff in the den.

Stroping a shavette.....? I need to try that. Let me know how it works out for you.

Originally Posted by CyberShdw

If those are the personna blades they are pretty rough. I havent tried a Weck but my RAD fever is going. Let the blade go thru a few shave cycles and it will mild down a bit.

I have heard of the weck vintage blades being pretty good. What the length of the blade I can check my inventory. I might have some milder stuff in the den.

Stroping a shavette.....? I need to try that. Let me know how it works out for you.

Fromm ...... I wrote the post twice. Try the personna they might be milder that the Fromm. Not loving fromm righ now, think I mentally blocked that out of my mind.

They are 2 1/4" long. The only place that I have ordered from that had 2 1/4" blades only had the From blades. I have seen reference to Persona blades and another one that is a medical prep blade in SS. I think I have nothing to loose stropping this one to get some smoothness going on. It is built very much like straight so the mechanics should be the same. Perhaps I will use an older stop for this experiment.

Shaun, picked up an Sextoblade seven day set awhile back. Read where they can be honed and stropped like a regular straight. Looked around and bought Personna SS blades to use with it cause at that time I wasn't honing. Think I used it for a SOTD. Shaves nicely. In a way, a cross between a shavette and a straight. That's the only way I can describe it.

That is the same set I have. I have never used disposable blades before. I do have two Weck blades in good condition and wondered about touching them up. I will have to check up on blades as I order from different shops to try some different ones out. The DE guys claim different blades suit different faces, I suppose the same could be true here too.

I like my Sexto AA. I'm about 40 shaves in and it's my favorite shavette. Right now I'm using a Weck Carbon Steel. (I got a couple of boxes off of eBay.) I just today finished shave 10 on the blade and it's fine. I strop before (15 complete passes) and after (about 5 passes, to dry and protect the edge... Just like my Rolls). I did not like the Personna Stainless blade that I tried as much, even after I corked it. I also tried a Fromm, and it was OK. I'm not sure about stropping the Fromms as their coated and the strop will take the coating off. I've got some original Sextoblades coming this week. I'm looking forward to trying them.

I've been trying to pick up the case from a seven day set, but I'm not paying $99 plus.

I also have a Sexto Med Prep --i.e. full size stainless w/o the caduceus. I don't like it as much as the AA, as it's heavier. The heft of the AA is fine for me.

By way of comparison, I've tried a Weck Hair Shaper (with the Fromm blade), a Parker SR-1, and Venta 111 and 112. I got decent shaves from all of them but the Parker feels somehow "cheap" to me, right on the verge of falling apart. OTOH, I like the blade mechanism on that one. The Venta's are OK. They shave as well as the Parker, but feel a bit more solid. I like the 111 (full DE blade) better than the other.

Regards,
Jerry

I have Weck Sextoblade and have tried Diane, Personna, Vincent, Feather-cut and Kismet blades inside. Kismets are absolutely the best. Very smooth, sharp and long lasting. If you use Personna hair shaper blades be careful as corners are not round so injuries are more than possible.

PM me with where you buy your Kismet blades. I just bought some Weck NOS blades but have not had a chance to use them yet.

I love the Weck Sextoblade. The Wecks are my favorite shavettes, and I've tried many brands of them. I think they replicate the feel of a real straight razor better than any other shavette, so there is less transition going back and forth between them. I often take a Weck in my gym bag or on travel since I don't need to worry about stropping them. I've tried Personna and Fromm blades. I've also heard good things about the Pro-Mate blades but have not tried them yet. I think I have close to a dozen Wecks.