Thread: Why do people buy so many razors?

Originally Posted by mdchap01

Why? I see people on here with 10-20 different razors. Are they collectors items? I'm new to the straight razor scene.

OHHHhhhhhh Yeah yer new alright

Add this term to your vocabulary RAD

Welcome to the jungle ....

I just thought it was because "he who dies with the most toys wins"

Oh well you just have to try them all out to find a few of the best to keep
Somwhere along the way you just forget to pass along the rest

Originally Posted by mdchap01

Why do you ka-waaaazy peoples buy so many, many, many, many razors? Why why why???

Kid, it's like this. We buy all these razors... because we can.

Everything else everyone's said here is just justification for us to throw some money at something we like. If it wasn't razors it'd be something else. For some of us it is razors and something else. Or two something-elses...

And my justification is it's cheaper than buying a boat.

But not by much.

Originally Posted by mdchap01

Why? I see people on here with 10-20 different razors. Are they collectors items? I'm new to the straight razor scene.

#1 Because I can and they are usually pretty cheap

#2 It's really cool to develop the skills needed to bring something 100-150 years old (or more) back to working condition and use it.

#3 Some can be almost works of art

If you get the disorder you will understand very fast!!

I'm up to 4 in my rotation and no where near done. The current rotation consists of all vintage shavers and all but one I bought under $15 "in the raw". I haven't developed the skills to bring one back from the bowels of hades, but if it just takes some sanding and honing and the scales are kinda tight, I'm up to the task. They vary from a quarter hollow W&B to a full hollow Wilbert. Sometimes you want to take the Porsche out on the back roads, and somtimes you want to cruise down the highway in the Lincoln.

Because we can.

Reading these forums is not much different than other forums.
Some people are happy with one or two special coins, stamps or china plates.
Same thing also happens with straight. But, when you are passionate about an item...well you get the drift.

It is special to piece of equipment that was made X years ago, that still works as great as it did when it first used.

It is small. Even when restoring, very little space and tools required. Maybe that's a draw back. When I work on a bike, progress is meassured in weeks or months. On a blade restore, often, at end of an afternoon I often get a similar satisfaction of completion.

I really love the idea of maintaining a tradition that's been going on for generations, and also I think many are gorgeous pieces of art. Also, being fairly new at this, I've been trying to get as many different shapes and styles as possible. I've got different profiles, sizes and origins, from wedge to full hollow, spike to round point, 8/8 meatchopper to 3/8 precision trimmer. And, it's fun!

I think it is really cool that I use something everyday that was from another time.

Think about this: How many folks do you know that have something that is 100 or so years old and they use all the time in he same manner it was meant to be used?

Seems pretty neat to me.

Why so many? I have no clue!!