I need some help with RAD!.

[THORandODIN]

o.k. I went a LITTLE bit overboard buying razors et al. last month so I am NOT buying any razors for the next 2 months. So give me a some encouragement guys. I think I bought twice as many razors last month than I have in the previous 2 months combined. So I will just watch and see if any get sold on me or re-listed. I have seen one razor that I like but he wants too much for it. I think he has re-listed it 3 or 4 times. BUT, If I find a box for any of my razors I will buy it but it will have to be in perfect condition. No "Raggetity Anns".

[xiaotuzi]

Maybe you do some things to take your mind off new acquisitions. You could go through all the razors you have and get them all shave ready, perform any maintenance that needs done like neatsfoot oil on scales, cleaning, adjusting, etc. Polish any scales that need it. Get the ones you have in tip top shape. Maybe take some time to enjoy the ones you have, research and document the history, take photos and make files on your computer about each one, get them organized, etc. Or you could just switch to HAD for a while.

[THORandODIN]

Your right Xiaotuzi, I do have a bunch of brass collars and washers I bought off the Bay to restore razors. I plan on going through them and see how many will need a re-pinning or a new handle (I have a couple of spares). I'll also get the hones out and see how many need to have an shave ready edge to. I do have to let some hair grow back on my legs for "testing".

[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.

[JimmyHAD]

You have to watch stuff like buying boxes if you're a haddict. For example, I had 25 pipes and bought a pipe rack that holds 36. Bad mistake. Had to fill it up, and ended up with a couple of extra pipes. So a rack that held 24 was next. I don't need to tell you the how it went from there ...........

If you can't be satisfied with what you have, you'll never be satisfied with what you get said my friend Vernon Johnson in 1980 or so. Story of my life.

(Sung to the tune of House of the Rising Sun)

[Utopian]

I find these to be handy for razors. They take longer to fill.

[hrfdez]

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.

Thanks a lot for this suggestion. Showed it to my wife and got the seal of approval. Already ordered. :-)

[evnpar]

Terrific idea, Phrank. Thanks.

[Phrank]

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....

[AntiqueHoosier]

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.