Thread: I need some help with RAD!.

I've heard this story before! I wish you good luck and the ability to hold firm to your statement. I understand the pressures of needing more.....

I learned to control this issue many years ago. Is not easy, but the older I have gotten, priorities change, to me this is more of a lifestyle than a hobby. A nice dinner with my wife is more fulfilling than a razor.

This was very important in my transition to SR shaving. I think this could be even more costly than DE. The way I tackled it this time was to purchase a rotation. I have some customs and some vintage razors. Once I got exactly what I wanted, RAD was pretty much out the window.

No need to keep up with the Joneses, they are always a step ahead :-)

Terrific idea, Phrank. Thanks.

Originally Posted by Phrank

The "Perfect Box" for razors, holds dozens of them, along with some other stuff, and a few nice hones as well.

They're fairly inexpensive from this place:

Wood Tool Chest w/ 8 Wood Tool Drawers

Here's mine full of stuff...and only the top two levels of drawers you can see.

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That's a good looking box, maybe in October!

Originally Posted by hrfdez

I learned to control this issue many years ago. Is not easy, but the older I have gotten, priorities change, to me this is more of a lifestyle than a hobby. A nice dinner with my wife is more fulfilling than a razor.

This was very important in my transition to SR shaving. I think this could be even more costly than DE. The way I tackled it this time was to purchase a rotation. I have some customs and some vintage razors. Once I got exactly what I wanted, RAD was pretty much out the window.

No need to keep up with the Joneses, they are always a step ahead :-)

Me? About the same as Hector. Had my original two for more than 30 yrs before I discovered this site. I buy a couple every now and then just to try different grinds or steels but try to sell some off too.

Originally Posted by evnpar

Terrific idea, Phrank. Thanks.

I couldn't believe it - for me, was $75.00 and shipping was free right from California to Toronto.

For storing razors, it's perfect, not the type of box I'd lug around, it's not the sturdiest construction, but the top holds three Escher hones, a few DEs, and lots of odds and ends. The rest of the drawers store all my razors in their individual razors socks, it really is perfect, I'd say I have just over 80 razors stored in it. Really can't go wrong with it.

Ultrasoundguy started this all off with his Gerstner Machinists box, and then another member found the Harbor Freights box....

What is your end game? Does there have to be one? Experiencing various razor width, grind, scale materials is for many a process of acquiring quite a few along the way. If you suspect that buying razors is indeed something like retail therapy where you enjoy the thrill of the hunt and receiving packages and unboxings that then lead to needing a new high, you might do well to identify that as a possibility. Fidelity to one razor and really discovering how you can attempt to master a daily use tool was what helped me. In the end, you are not alone.

For me it helps that I have decided to have a list of criteria in order to buy a razor, first only 6/8ths razors, They feel better in my hand than a 5/8ths or a big "Chopper", and I have about 5 "brands" that I will buy also, (NO singles!). Also the Tang stamp must be clear and solid none of this half way or wore out crap.

That's like going into a bar and looking for help to cut back on your drinking

My rad was cured when i learned to make whatever razor i could want in whatever material i could want. Those are the razors i make witjout having a customer first. They still sell regardless.

I have a limitless supply of potential razors. My only limit is getting materials. I still want to do something in narwhal tusk scales though