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    Utopian and Glen aka. gssixgun are right on.
    I wish I could buy many more cars and guns too.


    "Cheap Tools Is Misplaced Economy. Always buy the best and highest grade of razors, hones and strops. Then you are prepared to do the best work."
    - Napoleon LeBlanc, 1895

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    I can understand people buying razors to try out different sizes, brands and grinds, but once you find what works, I don't know why people don't sell off the excess and keep one blade.

    Maybe there is no perfect blade for them so they like to keep many near-perfect blades?

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    I seem to be like this with everything I do. Motorcycles comes to mind. Some are fanatics about 1 particular make or model. I love everything with 2 wheels motorized and have gone thru a bunch. They all have their own area that they excelled in.

    Of course my wife says it's my ADD............................................... ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by mdchap01 View Post
    That makes sense. I'm a poor college student, so I'll have to stick with 1 razor for awhile :P
    Please post in this thread when you buy your next razor.

    You send the one out to be honed or whatever, and you realize, "Hey, I need a backup razor!" Then you experience the ever-so-subtle difference between your main razor and your backup, and you start watching the classifieds for those sub-$50 razors.

    Next thing you know you're asking your significant other to go antiquing with you. Then you're buying metal polish and sandpaper and you start reading the encyclopedia of How to Hone Your Own Razor in our threads and wiki.

    Your path might be different, but the destination is always the same!

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    Because they're pretty!

    And they're different to shave with, plus I like honing them so I keep getting more so I can keep honing.

    Theres also the fun of shaving with a razor thats over 100 years old, the joy of bringing a razor back to life by cleaning it up and the looks you get from people when you tell them you collect razors! Most people are pretty interested in it and usually want to know more about it.

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    I have two and use one!

    When I feel I have mastered this razor (consistently getting the edge just right with stropping, touch-ups, honing and how I shave with it), then I'll probably pick up the other again.

    I've managed to avoid RAD - partly because I'd like to play around with razor making down the track, partly because I want to master one razor... which is pretty amazing for someone who usually dabbles!

    So yes it is possible to have a 'monogamous' (or should that be monorazorous?) shaving relationship


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    We buy them -but we don't own them. We are the caretakers of a great piece of history for a period of time, we restore them, appreciate them, use them - and then it's somebody else's turn.

    I personally love the thoughts of the guys who invented them, the guys who gathered the raw materials, the guys who crafted them, the guys who sold them and the guys who used them. They are functional works of art and I love collecting them.

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    Every time I purchase a razor I find I need just one more to complete the collection.
    “If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” (A. Einstein)

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mvcrash View Post

    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?
    Exactly!! Plus it's cool.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mvcrash View Post
    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!!
    And by design its perfect. Even after all these years.

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