Thread: Multiple razors - why?

Hello gentlemen!

I see a lot of men mentioning that they have more than one SR on rotation.
What is this rotation?
What's the reason to own multiple razors, putting aside the fact that their shiny and fun and make a nice collection :]

I can't really speak for anyone other than myself but variety is nice and if one razor needs a honing I can just pick up another one and take care of it when I feel like it/have time.

For lots of reasons. Some have more then one for honing reasons. Some have more then one as a hobby. Others have more then one because they are looking for the zenith in shaving. The list for it could be/is endless. I myself have many for more then one reason, but it boils down to for me that each and every razor performs differently. This is also true for honing also, none hones the same. And for me it is a useful hobby, I don't spend much, and once something is restored, sharpened it is something that can be used again.

For the purpose of shaving there is no logical reason to own more than one maybe two razors. For most here it is a hobby and being a hobby logic has a snowballs chance in Hades of surviving.

Bob

"Hobby Logic" That's pretty funny.

Originally Posted by BobH

For the purpose of shaving there is no logical reason to own more than one maybe two razors. For most here it is a hobby and being a hobby logic has a snowballs chance in Hades of surviving.

Bob

Originally Posted by BobH

For the purpose of shaving there is no logical reason to own more than one maybe two razors. For most here it is a hobby and being a hobby logic has a snowballs chance in Hades of surviving.

Bob

YES! EXACTLY! I don't have too many at one time but I usually have more than I need since I only use 1 or 2. I try to sell off or give away the extras and take the money and reinvest in one that I think I might love. What ends up happening? I usually stick with my 1 or 2 and restore and sell the new one and keep looking. I like to restore and then sell them dirt cheap for newbs and in a few instances give them away. I don't endorse RAD or HAD unless I was selling to make a profit.

Originally Posted by Haim

What's the reason to own multiple razors, putting aside the fact that their shiny and fun and make a nice collection :]

If you put that aside there is absolutely no reason to own more than a single razor. But these days we have too much free time and disposable income, so we spend it on things we enjoy such as hobbies. Even less than a hundred years ago this wouldn't have been the norm for those not born into privilege.

This passion tends to get away from you quickly. I thought get a second razor to prolong the life of the first blades edge. Now in the 150's I realize these little beauties are my drug addiction. God the money spent!!! Uggggggh....

Well, neither the money nor the razors are going to do you any good once you're dead, and until then I enjoy the razors a lot more than I'd enjoy the money.
I remember the razors I thought would be very nice to have when I first started - some months later and I realized they are pretty pedestrian and I don't care much about them anymore. Their place was taken by razors I still consider very special and leagues above the initial ones (e.g. tortoise heljestrands, ivory rodgerses, interesting grinds, and exceptional manufacturing quality).

I intended on saving money with one to shave. Internet reading, cheaper vintage razors, nostalgia, addictive personality, awesome shaves, the list can go on. My real problem is it is not only razors but bowls, brushes, soaps, aftershaves, strops, hones, towels, shave den creation. It has been quite a journey I wish I started when I was 18.