Thread: RAD is gone but HAD maybe coming back ..

although i have not been doing this for years like most on here ,( i think im right around the 3 yr mark ) i did suffer the RAD stage where i was buying razors just to buy razors and build up the stock ... but the last couple months or so i have found myself down sizing greatly and chasing quality instead of quantity !! (i did splurge once but when it arrived i wondered why i bought it ..lol) ive found myself very picky when looking at razors now , but my newly mind twisting picky nature has helped others as i have passed some on , sold some , and passed some more on !! in a way i think i have saved myself some cash-ola , but now the HAD is kicking back in !! of course buy this synthetic and that one and thats all you need ! but i wanna try this natural or that natural and one of them is all i need right ?? WRONG !!! i want to buy every coti i see now , sold a few synthetics to buy more coti's , and now im starting to buy different color thuri's to see the difference that im not gonna be able to notice anyway !!!..lol

so i guess at this point all i can do is hope BAD & SAD dont come knocking after i get my fill of stones cause my 2 strops and limited brush selections seem to be all i NEED !! but wait !? isnt that how the other disorders started ...lol..

not a lusterious thread but this was going through my mind and i figured id put it "paper" in a internet kind of way ..lol

Yes, as collectors it is a tough go not to want everything that we don't have and extra of the things we like. RAD has been a tough one for me. I am still thinning but the prices were crazy in the pre christmas time and I couldn't help myself. The blades are just showing up now. There were some crazy low prices on some nice razors, especially out of Japan. Quite a few Henckels too and that is my week spot for sure. I have several new Henckels now, almost enough NOS 17's for a seven day set, at prices that got my RAD crazy. I am fortunate in that my HAD is taken care of in the form of rock hounding, for the most part. I have many strops already and quite a few very nice brushes. Soap are also in abundance!

Originally Posted by RezDog

Yes, as collectors it is a tough go not to want everything that we don't have and extra of the things we like. RAD has been a tough one for me. I am still thinning but the prices were crazy in the pre christmas time and I couldn't help myself. The blades are just showing up now. There were some crazy low prices on some nice razors, especially out of Japan. Quite a few Henckels too and that is my week spot for sure. I have several new Henckels now, almost enough NOS 17's for a seven day set, at prices that got my RAD crazy. I am fortunate in that my HAD is taken care of in the form of rock hounding, for the most part. I have many strops already and quite a few very nice brushes. Soap are also in abundance!

Quickly off-topic - saw an amazing show last night on the Smithsonian channel all about Haida Gwaii - the big caged elephant radar station, what a beautiful area - was waiting to see if you showed up in the documentary given your duties!

Henckels are beautiful blades....been taking my time looking for a #14....soaps and now shaving sticks soaps (SSSAD??) are still a killer for my PayPal account....

Rad is God's way of reminding us we still have a little kid inside us.

Had is our doctor's way of telling us we have too much money.

'No need to ask how I would know.

I just did a google search for a synonym for HAD .......... slippery slope ! ..........

gooser I will send you some pics of my rock collection. Have you looked at Fernslers Ruby or Frictionites ? I got this new Tonsorial Gem that will make you drool. I finally got a mint Dubl Duck hone with no box so when I tested it I was amazed at the speed at which it refreshed. I won't go into which ones are best for bringing toes and heels back in line with the rest of the edge but I can say the dinky ones really have a place in anyone's honing arsenal when it comes to repair. You do know which Eschers are best after a coti right ? The big ones with labels are the ones to get :<0)

Okay I am admitting it for the first time. Hi my name is Jerry and I have a problem with rocks. Especially flat ones.

I have ADAD, I cannot help but I can understand

I don't know if there is a cure for any of these disorders but the Suehiro 20k is acting like "the patch" as it relates to hones.

Originally Posted by pinklather

Rad is God's way of reminding us we still have a little kid inside us.

Had is our doctor's way of telling us we have too much money.

'No need to ask how I would know.

im far from too much $ but I know if I did maybe the search would be over ??? nnaahhh id still find something else ..lol