ClassicBlade – Safety Razor & Wet Shaving
A experienced wet shaver’s guide to safety razors, wet shaving technique, and traditional grooming
Welcome to Classicblade
I’m Thomas Hargrove, and this site is my guide to safety razor and wet shaving. Everything here is based on real testing, genuine experience, and honest assessment — no sponsored fluff.
Latest Articles
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Do Platinum-coated Blades Shave Better?
After 23 years of wet shaving, restoring old Gillettes on the bench, and testing more blades than most men will
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Can a Razor Blade Rust?
Yes, a razor blade can rust. I have pulled enough old blades and safety razors apart to tell you that
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Can I Recycle Used Razor Blades?
I get this question a lot from men who switch to safety razors and suddenly realize they are going through
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Which Razor Blade Is Best for Coarse Beards?
After 23 years of wet shaving, restoring old Gillettes on my bench, and testing more than 300 razor and blade
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Why do the same blades feel different in different razors?
I learned this lesson the hard way with my grandfather’s old razor: the blade was the same, but the shave
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Can I sharpen and reuse double edge blades?
I?ve been wet shaving for 23 years, and the short answer is yes: you can sometimes stretch the life of