Thread: How Many Razors Do Newbies have?

Right now I have 3 in rotation:

1 Bresduck Lifetime Jr.
1 sweet J.R. Torrey that I picked up from senior member Mainaman
1 6/8 Dovo Bismarck (the gorgeous red one with "mother of toilet seat") purchased from SRP and honed by Lynn.

After shaving with the Bismarck for the first time and discovering the true meaning of "honed" I was hooked. It's turned into an obsession for a number of reasons. All you have to do is browse the restoration threads and find gurus like Maximilian and Glen and you want one of each…

So now I have 5 more in need of restoration and honing; I plan to send the promising ones off to a pro for honing before I determine their restorability. I'll be shaving with all of them but will practice honing and experiment with restoration on those which would be least likely to get me banned from this board for doing so.

This rabbit hole goes to China, anyone coming?

I agree with the others: most newbies start with two razors, including me. I admit I started with two because of a buying blunder on my part, but it worked out for the best.

Starting with two is a neat way of seeing how razors can take on "personalities", in addition to holding off any honing for a longer period of time if rotated regularly.

I'm a newbie 1 month in and I currently have 1 blade (Imperial Razor no. 20507), though I've been advised to get another. I'd like to have at least two, if only to compare shave worthiness. Of course, the trick is finding the right one at the right price :-)