Thread: How many Straight Razors do you Own?

I don't think I've seen this question asked before. It's easy to tell from the photo galleries that some of the members here have massive collections, but I'm curious about the average straight razor user. How many do you have? What kinds? List them, if you can.

I'll list what I've got later on, but I believe I currently have eleven straight razors. I also have one of the straights that takes halves of DE blades and two corn knife-like razors.

Amazing how they accumulated so quickly. I'm sure there will be many more to come.

I have five.....but another SEVEN coming up I found someone in the Netherlands that sold me a 7 day set (not matching but who cares) of straights for 20 euro's (!!!!)

I own three at the moment. I bought them all very cheap on ebay, and they were pretty rusty. I sanded them down, polished them and used them to practice honing. I now get pretty good shaves from them, so I don't plan on buying more right now.

About 10, a few fixer upers, I don't count. I rotate 4-6 usually in my routine. The others just sit and gather dust.

I have about 70+ that are shave ready, about a dozen that need to be cleaned and honed, probably another dozen that are beyond redemption laying around, and more on the way. I usually have 14 in my rotation at any one time. Yes, i know I'm in need of the 12 step program, but you can't help some one unless they want help.lol

I have 10 in my regular rotation, a couple of shave ready that I'm trying to decide whether or not to sell, about a dozen that only need honed/cleaned, another dozen or so that need major rust removal or scale replacement, oh yeah, and 7 more on the way.

Yes, it's a sickness.

Ed

Originally Posted by wopmanfixit

I have about 70+ that are shave ready, about a dozen that need to be cleaned and honed, probably another dozen that are beyond redemption laying around, and more on the way. I usually have 14 in my rotation at any one time. Yes, i know I'm in need of the 12 step program, but you can't help some one unless they want help.lol

Damm Rich I didn't realize you were that serious. I am still sitting with 15.

6/8 Genco spike
6/8 Dovo Special
5/8 Boker Red Injun 101 spike
6/8 Morley spike
5/8 Case spike ( Little Valley NY variety 1900-1912)
7/8 Wade and Butcher spike

And a 6/8 German made spike simply marked Supplee Hardware.
Got it for $8.00 at a junk store. No rust. Some black spots on
the blade but they cleaned up for the most part. Edge appears
good but not shave ready. Considering getting another paddle
strop from Tony with 3.0 and .25 grit to hone it up. Or I may
just get a Norton 4/8.

Terry

Hmmm... kinda personal don't ya think? I mean... like... well this is sorta akin to asking a food junkie to fess up and tell where they hid all their candy. Well, I'm not telling where I hid the Snickers or the Nestle Crunch bars!!!

But here's a partial list of the razors I've got hidden away...

1. Tuckmar (6/8 - daily shaver & in rotation)
2. Bismarck (5/8 - daily shaver & in rotation)
3. Bismarck (5/8 - daily shaver & in rotation)
4. Robeson (5/8 - daily shaver & in rotation)
5. Oxford (6/8 - in restoration queue - ready to hone)
6. Otto Duetsch (11/16 - in restoration queue - needs scale repair)
7. Puma (6/8 - in restoration queue - needs scale repair)
8. Koeller & Schmitz (5/8 - in restoration queue)
9. Boker (5/8 - in restoration queue - needs scales)
10. Savigny's (6/8 - in restoration queue)
11. Chas M Dickerson (5/8 - in restoration queue)
12. Robeson (5/8 - in restoration queue)
13. Robeson (6/8 - in restoration queue)
14. Wadsworth XLNT (5/8 - in restoration queue)
15. Wester Bros (5/8 - in restoration queue)
16. Boker (5/8 - in restoration queue)
17. ...etc.

Don't ask!