Thread: How many razors?

By trying several different blades you get to see what you like.

X

i agree with xman. you want to get different lenghts and sizes to see which you like the most. other than that, straights are addicting. i said i'd just get one and use only that, in september...
i have 4 now

Originally Posted by xman

By trying several different blades you get to see what you like.

X

Hey X just noticed you got your avatar back congrats!!!!LOL

Sorry back to your original thread. Yes a man needs to experiment and find what he likes but try to stop somewhere around 30 or so.

Originally Posted by Shooter

Hey X just noticed you got your avatar back congrats!!!!LOL

Sorry back to your original thread. Yes a man needs to experiment and find what he likes but try to stop somewhere around 30 or so.

i thought the goal was one for each day to cut back on how many times you have to break out the sharpening stones

Originally Posted by Shooter

Hey X just noticed you got your avatar back congrats!!!!LOL

Sorry back to your original thread. Yes a man needs to experiment and find what he likes but try to stop somewhere around 30 or so.

You seem to have forgotten a few zeros after the 30.

Dave

I have only two straights and the reason why I have two not one is simple, got the one and realized that I really preferred stainless steel rather than the carbon steel that I had. Needless to say the second is a stainless, and I do not intend to get anymore for at least ten years when my four year old is old enough to start doing the job himself. I would image the only thing that I would purchase now would be a strop, don't have one as yet as I am leaving that to the future once I can learn to shave with the straight first - one step at a time.

Originally Posted by English

Two is the optimum number.

One to use and one as a backup.

Mind you on this forum the temptation to buy many razors is difficult to resist.

You got that right. I haven't even let one touch my face yet as I do not have them in hand yet, but I now own three. One is supposed to be ready to rock, recently honed, shave tested, etc., and the other two I assume will need work. At this point a tad over $110 invested. Hopefully I will end up with at least two of the three as decent razors.

You guys and your enthusiasm is hard to resist.

Straights are not the problem with the dollars, the double edges were. Have eight of them and two straights, although I use the one. Lets see double edges $110 straights $30, since some of the hardware for the double edges are used with the straight there is no loss.

Just stay off Ebay and your fine. My problem is that I can't resist a good deal. I think 3 or so would be optimum. It's always nice to have the third one to practice honing with when trying out new techniques. If you don't want to get into honing your own blades 2 should be fine.

Straight razors are like guns and fishing rods. How ever many a man wants, that's the right number.