Hi I'm Chris and I'm a Razoholic.

It all started innocently enough.

I read an article about striaght razors in a men's magazine. Then I saw one in a tobacco store. Later my wife dragged me into Sally's and another guy in there was asing if they had straight razors. I looked at what he did and bought the disposable blade Fromm. I took it home and tried it. Not knowing enough about technique I went slow and easy. I got an okay shave and didn't cut myself.

I was emboldened to try a real straight and impulsively bought a Sanguine Cool Cut off of e-bay. Then my father gifted me my a NOS Union Razor Cutlery Co. he found at my aunt's house, my grandfather's HF Loffler and my great-grandfather's Dubl Duck. With a lot of patience and some Arkansas stones I was shaving pretty regularly with a straight, grabbing a double edge for the rushed mornings. That was about four years ago.

Now I have more razors than I care to count. Some are great shavers, some are potentially great shavers that I haven't the time to work on. Some will be nice display pieces or will find their way back to an antique store. In spite of this I am always on the hunt for more razors. I go to antique stores and junk shops on my lunch breaks. I hunt yard sales and flea markets on the weekends. I faithfully check e-bay even though I really hate that site. I relish in my daily morning shave and wish my whiskers grew faster so I could shave more often.

I love bringing old blades back to life (haven't really gotten into restoration as I have 19 months old twins, when they're older, we'll see). My best shavers were bought for $15.00 or less. I love finding those hidden gems. I am also not picky, I will shave with the Sanguine, the Genco, the Dubl Duck, the Boker and the Dovo, yes I am a razor whore.

Gentlemen I confess, I'm a razorholic. I know of my affliction, it's technical term being Razor Acquisition Disorder (RAD). I actually think of it more a Razor Affective Disorder, as it affects me in multiple ways, I not only acquire but shave, clean, hone and promote the use of straight razors.

I am reaching out to others who share my affliction. Let us revel in our disfunction.

I am a razorholic, but I seek no cure, only more razors.

Chris