Thread: What are the reasons behind having a 'rotation'?

For me, variety. Plus some razors in my opinion are better in different circumstances. There are 5/8 full hollow days and 6/8 half hollow days. I've stuck to seven or eight, balancing my RAD and my pocket, by selling on the clessifieds or donating to the giveaway. Some days I feel like a badger brush, others boar. Different scents in soaps, aftershaves etc, set a mood so for me it's really about... having fun.

For me, two reasons. The primary reason is interest, I just love shaving with a different razor every day. I could never really understand the idea of a seven day set; as nice as they look it also seems rather boring.

The secondary reason is difference in 'feel'. I rotate six straights, interspersed with a DE or SE from time to time. I follow a more 'aggressive' straight (like my Burrell Top Flight) with a more 'buttery' edge like my Wade and Butcher Special...

Carl

I rotate through 4 blades, 5 brushes, & 6 soaps.

Blades, especially as a novice honer, to have a good edge while wrestling with the others.

Brushes, because I'd get curious about different bristle-types & lofts.

Soaps, because the variety is stimulating, and also the curiosity factor (glycerin or tallow? etc.).

I don't have a rotation. I put two razors in a coffee cup by the sink. I use one razor predominately. However, if that razor fails then I have a second razor on standby. The rotation philosophy begins when I realize I can't guarantee the back-up razor is truly functioning correctly. So, I shave with the back-up occasionally. This leads to a lazy form of rotation.

I think the resting idea is rooted more in giving your face a rest from the same razor, than any real need to rest the steel, but I shave every other day, so I'll probably never know.

No rotation for me. I have three razors. one is rarely used, another occasionally used and a third - my favorite - is used all the time.

Originally Posted by Euclid440

So there were these two bulls looking down into the valley, at a herd of cows, and the young once says to the older one. “Hey, let’s run down there…

It's embarrassing to say this, but for like 6 weeks I've been wondering what this means. I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere, but I can't find it. Would anyone care to help me understand?

Oh, and as for rotations, well I seem to have more hones than razors, so for me it's more like one or two main razors but a different stone each day.

Young bull says lets run down and do some cows. Old one says let's walk and do them all.

Originally Posted by Frankenstein

It's embarrassing to say this, but for like 6 weeks I've been wondering what this means. I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere, but I can't find it. Would anyone care to help me understand?

It's the first half of a joke. Google "two bulls joke", or "two bulls on a hill".

I'm new to the SR addiction. I started with a Dovo 6/8 Bismarch and a vintage Wade & butcher 6/8 wedge. I have just made it thru the first week and already looking to add to my collection. I have a Boker "king cutter" 11/16 and a Boker "Edelweiss" 5/8 coming any day. I would like to get it to a 7 razor rotation with the best feeling blades. Only one way to find the right feeling blade. Get a lot of em. lol. Can always sell off the ones I don't like and keep moving forward.
I Know I need a thiers-Issard in the mix. NEXT.