Thread: Some things you'll have to pry out of my hands

Gentlemen, through the years I have given up a number of items from the shave den that I wish I had kept. For instance, I miss my Hess 44 5/8 round point that the great Randy Tuttle honed to perfection. Why I gave it up I'll never know. Perhaps it was in a moment of madness, who knows? There have been other shave items. It pains me to think about them. These days I pass along my shave items after much consideration. Some things, however, you'll have to pry out of my hands. What specific items from the shave den . . . ?

My Louper 5/8 round point in the original scales
Well seasoned Illinois 361 strop
Gillette gold Aristocrat double edge razor
Super Iridium blades
Shavemac 24 mm silvertip brush
Martin de Candre shave soap
Xpec original shave cream
Apothecary shave mug
Moss scuttle
Osma alum
Thayers Super Medicated Witch Hazel
Castle Forbes Pre-shave
Castle Forbes balm
And Truefitt & Hill's Spanish Leather aftershave

And you, gentlemen? What from the shave den will you keep under lock and chain?

Obie I have done the same,two yrs ago I had 150+ blades,all great blades,today i have 20,all in rotation.have no regrets,need no more razors as all I have are perfect examples of the best of the best,on the other hand,I need just one to make my life complete,A Helji 134.My dream razor.

My dear Obie, I want to make an appointment .... to meet with you and pry your Louper 5/8 round point in the original scales out of your hands !!

Kidding aside, anyone would have a rough time getting my SRD 000 prototype out of my grubby mitts.

Mine are:

Green VDH bowl & shave handle (about to get a new knot) - Presents from my son
Lewis Razor komisori
2 OCD razors
W&B shortened 5/8 round point

Everything in my shave den is open to sale or trade. But with that being said there a few things that others may wonder why such as gifts that I would set the price too high for any reasonable person to pay.

Threads like these make me afraid to peek into my shave den and think of things I'd like to move. I like everything, or so it seems.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

My dear Obie, I want to make an appointment .... to meet with you and pry your Louper 5/8 round point in the original scales out of your hands !!

Kidding aside, anyone would have a rough time getting my SRD 000 prototype out of my grubby mitts.

You mean the one they were giving away in Cracker Jack Boxes?-Har har

I'm pretty careful with what I buy so there aren't too many things, well...actually when I first started this I thought I would get one razor from just about every maker and then I realized how many were made so most of those I could live without. The rest, the customs and semi customs and the DDs and top of the lines I would never give up.

I've really got nothing that I'd be prepared to give up. I'm a bit like thebigspender in that regard - everything I've bought I've bought for a reason as a general rule.

I guess some of the soaps and creams could go if pushed, and I have about a finger of witch hazel that could go if the price were right...

James

I have narrowed the field down to a precious few,My beloved palmeras,My ancient JMP imperials,a worked back Jwest. My W&B FBUs, my newly aquired J.Rodgers,most in Ivory.
Arrangments have been made with the Hirlau conservatory in Florida to forever preserve and care for them.

I have a couple items that I'd never sell for any amount...but I'd GLADLY give them to any of my sons that expresses a genuine interest and responsibility in one of the finer things in life