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    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"
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    I still have only 5 or 6 shavers. My rule is that all my shavers have to fit in the 7-razor rotation box my mother made for me. If I finish a restoration and use it for a while, something else will be sold to make everything fit in the box.
    I have some interesting projects on my bench, but the rule will hold.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruno View Post
    I still have only 5 or 6 shavers. My rule is that all my shavers have to fit in the 7-razor rotation box my mother made for me. If I finish a restoration and use it for a while, something else will be sold to make everything fit in the box.
    I have some interesting projects on my bench, but the rule will hold.
    Har har. yea when I started I bought a vintage wood box and refinished it and said I'm only going to buy enough razors to fit into that box. it worked for a while. Now I have I don't know how many boxes filled with razors.
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    Quote Originally Posted by thebigspendur View Post
    Har har. yea when I started I bought a vintage wood box and refinished it and said I'm only going to buy enough razors to fit into that box....
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    A seven man team sounds good. Of course, with only seven guys playing, you'll need a few backups on the roster, not to mention a practice squad.

    And of course the AAA and AA teams.

    And single A team.
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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 thought we cleared this up when we had the discussion about razor "rest". Each razor needs to rest for 365 days. Guess what that brings the total number of razors to.
    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"
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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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