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    Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
    Good luck with this idea, I started with the exact same idea, "only 7 razors" then it was 14, then 21, then 28, and at 77 razors I decided I had failed miserably and came up with a new one... "No more than 100 at a time"
    Yep, that's what happened to me!

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    Good luck with those AD's, let's talk in a year and see if you've stuck to just 7!

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    A 7 day rotation approach (plus a couple of extras) makes sense to me, swapping out older less favored razors to make room for the new ones coming in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
    Good luck with this idea, I started with the exact same idea, "only 7 razors" then it was 14, then 21, then 28, and at 77 razors I decided I had failed miserably and came up with a new one... "No more than 100 at a time"
    I am afraid I am beginning to resemble that remark; 34 and counting.

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    I'm trying stick to 13 myself. It's causing much grief.

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    So - 2 and 1/2 years later how's that "team of 7" going? I'm guessing there are over 100 (or more) on the team by now.
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    I try to stick to the 7 razors. I have 8 now. I try to keep the ones I'm more comfortable with.
    Arise, awake, and learn by approaching the exalted ones,
    for that path is sharp as a razor’s edge, impassable,
    and hard to go by, say the wise. Katha Upanishad – 1.3.14

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    Sounds like you have good discipline Vic! That's an admirable quality in this world of straight razors. I used to have discipline… My rotation is normally 7 as well but there always seems to be an 8th hanging around the box. …and another few hundred lurking close by in my shop's storage. …and an additional few thousand or so just a keyboard click (and razor budget bank account balance) away.
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    Two yrs ago I had 130+ blades,today I have 15,will never buy another,Unless a great deal comes along

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    Quote Originally Posted by AirColorado View Post
    Sounds like you have good discipline Vic! That's an admirable quality in this world of straight razors. I used to have discipline… My rotation is normally 7 as well but there always seems to be an 8th hanging around the box. …and another few hundred lurking close by in my shop's storage. …and an additional few thousand or so just a keyboard click (and razor budget bank account balance) away.
    You are two years my senior in straight razor shaving. Let's see what I will say in two more years. There are eight straights at home, but many lurking in the classifieds and ebay...
    Arise, awake, and learn by approaching the exalted ones,
    for that path is sharp as a razor’s edge, impassable,
    and hard to go by, say the wise. Katha Upanishad – 1.3.14

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    Quote Originally Posted by JimmyHAD View Post
    Good plan if you can do it and if that is the approach you want to take. OTOH, nothing wrong with owning 100 + razors.
    Some people have 3 years worth of rotations to pad their hone and HAD stats

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