If you're still using the same clipper blade for every fade you're just making life harder on yourself

I swapped to a ceramic blade 6 months ago after fighting with cheap steel ones for 2 years, and the difference in heat buildup and skipped strokes literally changed how fast I can finish a skin fade, so why do I still see dudes at the shop using dull rusty blades on every single haircut?

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emeryp2310d agoMost Upvoted

You ever see a buddy try to pull a bald fade with a blade that's been sitting in a drawer for 8 months? My guy Mike showed up at my apartment last month with a Wahl blade so crusty it looked like it had been used to scrape paint. He's doing a skin fade on his cousin and the blade is skipping so bad it's leaving little patches of hair everywhere. He had to go back over the same spot like 4 times just to get it clean. Took him 45 minutes for what should have been a 20 minute cut and the guy's head was all red and irritated. I told him just buy a new blade for 15 bucks but he said they're fine. Wild.

faith_torres8310d ago

Whoa, hold up. I gotta push back a little here. I actually keep my blades for a long time but I sharpen them every week with a honing stone and a drop of oil. My main blade is over a year old and it still cuts like new because I take care of it. If you just swap out for a new $15 blade every time it gets dull, you're spending way more money than you need to. The real issue is people not maintaining their gear, not the blade itself.