Am I the only one who thinks clipper blades have gotten worse over the last 5 years?

I've been cutting hair for about 8 years now, started in a shop in Austin. Back then I could grab a set of Wahl or Andis blades off the shelf and they'd last me 6 months easy before needing a sharpen. Now it seems like every new blade I buy starts dragging or heating up after just a month or two. I picked up a new set last week and by the third head it was already pulling. Could be the steel quality went down, or maybe I'm just getting picky. But I've talked to a couple other barbers who say the same thing. Have you guys noticed your blades dulling faster these days too? Or is it just me and my technique?

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patp7924d ago

Wahl changed their blade alloy around 2019. I learned to break in new blades on a practice head for about 10 cuts before they touch a client.

dakota_taylor3923d ago

Nah, the alloy change was more like 2021. I still break em in on a mannequin first though.