Thread: Collection milestones

When i first started collecting razors and hones, i had no idea where Straight razor shaving was going to take me. After 6 months i had already collected some of the smaller items i most wanted, so I set some new goels that i though would both be achievable and unachievable. Over time, before i released many of my goels have already been fulfilled.


A couple of days ago i finally broke the 100 hone barrier, a collection achievement i thought would be out of my reach and yet again i have proven my self wrong.


Although i still have many things on my list to still do and collect, i though i would celebrate this milestone and find out what everyone else’s goels are, what they never thorough they would have achieved yet did and what new goels they have set themself for the future.


Below is my 100 hone collection








100 hones takes up surprisingly less room then i though it would lol

Big thanks to all the guys at SRP who have helped me over the years! Looking forward to posting my 1000 hone milestone next hehe

That is a nice collection. I have never been the collect anything type. After I got interested in SR shaving I found Dubl Ducks. I set the goal of a 7 day set and well I am working on my 4th set now. I have collected a lot of DD stuff besides razors so I guess without a real goal I am building my own Dubl Duck museum. It's not a lot of stuff but a lot of different stuff. My real goal is to make this hobby pay for itself. I hope to start making razors someday soon. It would be great to have a small razor store/shop and promote the use and help those who want to try/use a straight.

Originally Posted by 10Pups

That is a nice collection. I have never been the collect anything type. After I got interested in SR shaving I found Dubl Ducks. I set the goal of a 7 day set and well I am working on my 4th set now. I have collected a lot of DD stuff besides razors so I guess without a real goal I am building my own Dubl Duck museum. It's not a lot of stuff but a lot of different stuff. My real goal is to make this hobby pay for itself. I hope to start making razors someday soon. It would be great to have a small razor store/shop and promote the use and help those who want to try/use a straight.

Thanks 10Pups!

It' sfunny, I was never into collecting either. I blame the guys at SRP for making me spend all my money on razor stuff :P

I'm having a LOT of fun doing so though hehe

My all time goal is to find a labeled Escher at an antique store. I don't want to ever buy one from a website. Its my pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Its also like finding a needle in a hay stack. I also really love the hunt, it floats my boat!!

Very nice collection you have there!

I look at that pile of hones and just think wow. Can I come over and hang out with your hones for a couple of weeks. My collecting is not anywhere near that focused. I have a little of this and a little of that. That is most impressive. My goals at this point are more to do with the refinement of skill. I'd like to be able to hone better, or really just very consistently, that takes practice and time.

Thank you for taking the time to share your hone collection with us.

Wow! Very nice collection. A hone rotation sounds fun. Do you have a pecking order?

Originally Posted by RezDog

....My goals at this point are more to do with the refinement of skill. I'd like to be able to hone better, or really just very consistently, that takes practice and time.

It does take a lot of practice to get the smoothness, especially all the way across the blade but its a great feeling once you can achieve this successfully! Every blade, every hone has its one unique characteristics so don't feel bad if you can hone one well and not another straight away. Good luck with it!

Originally Posted by hillbillypick

Wow! Very nice collection. A hone rotation sounds fun. Do you have a pecking order?

I have my prefered hones although i do try to bring them all out at some point. Still have some learning to do on quite a few as well.

So are you going to do a 100 stone progression?