Thread: How Many Razors Do Newbies have?

Two for now

I have five, all in working order and part of my rotation:

From left to right:

1. Geneva Cutlery Pyramid No. 7
2. Mastro Livi "New Grind" series
3. Robert Williams 8/8 Half Hollow
4. Thiers Issard Le Grelot
5. Birck and Zamminer "Reliance"

The first one I purchased was the "Reliance." The Geneva Cutlery followed in short order. The TI Le Grelot, Livi, and finally Williams then joined the rotation respectively.

I won't be accumulating at this rate or this lavishly in the new year.

I'm so new that I'm still waiting for my first one to arrive in the mail. So I guess I'll make my answer ....... hmmmmm.......... uhhhhhhhhh ........ wellllllll ....... 1/2 ?

I just started shaving about a month ago and I have two razors, both of which are in my profile picture. I started with one which is a Revisor 6/8" and just today I got a Dovo "Bergischer Lowe" 5/8". Both of them were gifts from my incredible girlfriend.

I started shaving with a str8 over a year ago, and only had one until about a month ago. I've read posts that say it is good to have two, so you can have a comparison razor. That would probably be a good idea. I wish I had seen that advise earlier. Anyway, if you buy shave ready and take good care of it, one should be enough.

hmmmm...

Comparing my count to others makes me think I went a little overboard

As I posted earlier, I started with a shave ready Bengall from the classifieds then bought 9 more from ebay for a total of 10. Maybe a large number, but not a huge outlay of $$$ (except maybe the 4 vintage NOS razors).

Since that post, I purchased a new Boker. My wife bought me a Dovo MOP which I received yesterday (shaves wonderfully btw), and I should receive my Dovo 5/8 Ebony Spike Point today. All are from SRD last month, so they will be "Lynn sharp" forever.

So I'm up to 13 now, but only 4 are shave ready. I bought that first Bengall the first week of November. So that's 13 razors in less then 9 weeks!

I don't plan to acquire anymore razors for awhile. Yes, I'm aware of what RAD is.

this collection was put together just in the last month

Just getting started here and my OCD is kicking my butt. I've got four live-and-learn pieces of Pakistani garbage. Letter openers, all, apparently.

So I've got a new no-frills Dovo on the way (will be sending it in for a proper sharpening), just bought an old DublDuck (ditto, for an inspection), have an old Liberty on the way and one alleged to be mid-18th century. I've always been fascinated with metalwork (Dad worked on a furnace) and this looks like the kind of transcendant thing I can teach my son and son-in-law, once I've traversed the learning curve myself.

at the moment i have 9 razors. but i shave myself only whit two or 3 of those razors. (not at the same time )

I'm at 20+ and that's nothing really, some people have 20 of one type of razor. I have 8 Sheffields, my fav.

I have been really thinking about this lately, esp about what Robin said. I really think 7 is the number I want, 7 quality blades one for each day, and I'm making an effort to do just that.

My problem is worrying if the people I sell to will keep the blade in good shape or let it go to waste, it is after-all an antique, it would be nice to know the blade will be well taken care of.

Cheers
David