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I like to collect. So right now I have too many (30+). I would say that 10 of the razors I try to put in my shave rotation. Which for me averages 3 shaves per week.The others are on display for me to enjoy and for my wife to make fun of. Also, I have shaved at least 2 times with all of them. I have pretty much slowed down considerably on accquring new razors.
I have been doing this for over 2 years now and I,m up to 11 razors, I shave every day so in the beginning I really went crazy( for me ) I was up to 15 , now since bought more than that , but most of the ones have been given away as starters or give aways on the forum, I see a razor that will make it for a new guy I get it and have it cleaned up, and honed. But for myself I have a couple that shave better than anything else and I have a 7 day set I'm working on just for my ego( but they shave so well they get used) but I really use those 2 razors 80% of the time, so really I just add another custom every now and then at my rate I'll have 50 by the time I,m 100. Tc
Its been a while since I posted here, but I thought an update was in order. At this time I have enough razors that if I had the time to hone them all out, I could use a different blade each and every day of the year, plus spares for anybody else that wanted to come by for a shave.
But to be fair, I usually end up buying razors in lots of 6-15, because there is one razor in the pile that I really want, and the rest are just collateral damage for my wallet!
Right now I have a Griffin straight blade, Shavette, '58 Gillette Executive D-3, and that cheap safety razor that Rick from pawn stars is advertising on tv for (that one actually got me into shaving), and soon either a Merkur slant or futur
Maybe 35-40.... I haven't honed a razor in a long time...
3 soon to be 4 but also looking to get rid of 2 so probably 2 soon. Idk. Soon after all this as much as my paycheck will allow.
The Short list in order of acquisition: C.V Heljestrand 4/8 (Missing), T.I. AOS 5/8 , Dovo 6/8, Boker SS 6/8, Wade & Butcher 5/8 hollow, Henckels 146 5/8, T.I. Spartacus 6/8, Gold Bug 5/8, Ralf Aust 5/8, C-Mon Blackie 5/8, Henckels 472 6/8, Wade & Butcher Wedge 7/8, Ralf Aust 6/8, Fredericks Celebrated 13/16, *Dovo 5/8 (cuz I won it)
Honorable mention: Merkur 32c and Progress for when I absolutely need to get out the door yesterday.
Haven't been buying razors much lately Ive been buying Pipes but razors are still on my mind just temporarily under control. Ive been getting great shaves with what I got so anything I get from now on has to really catch my eye.
I really have no idea. It's somewhere in the range of 30 to 40 boxes plus some tool chests.
I must confess, I have no clue anymore.
What I do know though is that my collection is slowly shrinking.
Over the last couple of years I've given more away than I have bought.
Still a few left though, so no worries.
I'm not gonna grow a beard out of lack of razors:)
Enough to last several generations...