Thread: How many razors do you have, and why so many?

RezDog if you just need to get rid of some...........

I like the idea of restoration. I feel I need to research that a little bit.

For me it is like collecting anything else. Knives, Guns, Stamps, Coins, ect.. Out of my collection I only use 5 or 6 on a regular basis. I started with a shavette long ago and then had one straight razor with the same question as you. Now I understand it is a hobby with many aspects to it. Honing, restoring, accumulating history of them, displaying them, and using them. This also applies to soaps, brushes, bowls, mugs, scuttles, strops, DE razors, DE blades, scents, sets, display boxes, and more! I appreciate that this hobby can be as extensive and as challenging as you like. Whenever I feel I am getting bored there is always something else to get involved in.

Too many simply because I can and want to.

Bob

If a little of good is good, a lot of good is better.

I have 35 razors.
Why so many?
Simple...
I love shaving with them.
I love restoring them.
I love honing them.
I love collecting them and studying their history.
And...
It's a great retirement hobby.

Pete <:-}

I am down to 20 or so, as I have been selling off my full sized razors, and soon, some of my shorties as well.

Why so many? As I was leaning, I wanted to try out different grinds, different lengths, different types of steel (German, English, etc..), different widths, etc... So my RAD went wild.

Now I am down to 3 or 4 favourites, so I feel like I can let the rest go.

Hi, my name is Rick. My last razor purchase was more than a week ago! But then my last two straights were from family members passing stuff my way. I'm trying to not go buy those half dozen Gillette DE's I saw {only $12 each}. My new purchasing has slowed so I can get into replacing scales on straights. I got brass rod, washers, an anvil. Still need a 4oz. hammer. Oh, scales? Band saw I saw at the pawn shop...I'll get back with ya later.

how many - 80 in various conditions
why - cos I love variety & I can only have 1 wife

I've got around 55 straights at the moment. I've really reduced the number in the last couple of years. I was at one point over 150.
I love finding diamonds in the rough, restoring them, honing them and then shaving with them. Some of them I keep and they get added to the collection and others I sell on and that allows me to buy more razors.

At one time 20 , during giveaways and like PIF I am down to 10 , with one more being made, then it will be 11 I use everyone of them but I think this is as far as I will go , tc