Thread: What would you buy next?

Originally Posted by BrentonC

Psychotherapist? You called? My dear Strop a lot, I will be happy to explain to your dear wife that RAD is not pathology, but TREATMENT! Mastry related striving in any area is, among other things, a mark of mental health and well-being!

Is it not true that tool making is the very thing that separates man from beast?

If not making tools, then maintaining and using those tools with the utmost skill is the height of humanity.

No, you are not a pathological beast, you are an exemplary specimen of humanity by your demonstration of knowledge, taste, and skill.

And surely to the extent that a man can master the manly art of shaving, he is also most certainly able to care for his woman as she so well deserves. Surely the keen ability to sense the delicate state of a razors edge during honing, and the ability to give it just the touch it needs is a subtle art that every woman longs to have in a man.

Yes. Knowledge without technique, after all, is impotent, while technique without knowledge is blind--to put it nicely.

The man who is knowledgeable, able to apply that knowledge to technique, and wield deadly implements like straight razors to deliver such a subtle craft as a clean BBS shave . . . well, I protest the suggestion this is a disorder in any way.

If our women do not truly know we are not brutes, then verily they are trailer trash.

Not that there is anything wrong with trailers. Only the trash.

Humbly yours . . .

Oh! Oh! Oohh!!! That's just what I thought! I think. Darn sure sounds good though. Tools!! ARGH!!! More tools, more hones, more razors! That's what I'm talkin about. "exemplary specimen of humanity by your demonstration of knowledge, taste, and skill.". ARGH!!! You know, she ain't gonna buy a bit of this!!!

Good try though!

Best Regards,

Howard

Hi Howard,

You know, some women just suffer from ROD -- Razor Opposition Disorder!

And some suffer from SAD (Shoe Aquisition Disorder) - I know mine does

I'm gonna buck the trend here. I don't think you need anything else.

Originally Posted by Havachat45

And some suffer from SAD (Shoe Aquisition Disorder) - I know mine does

+1 on that, for sure! I started to check and see if there was any lineage along the line of Emelda Marcos.

Originally Posted by regularjoe

I'm gonna buck the trend here. I don't think you need anything else.

Well I can't dispute that, in reality. But the fun is in poking "fun" at our selves for the desire to have and experience all of the different ways to have, maintain, use, and share in the experience of straight razors. Actually, one razor, one strop, and maybe a swaty hone, and none of us, save the honemeisters need anything else. But if that's it, I'm a safety razor shaver. I do this for the challenge in all of the aspects of the experience. I want to see first hand what each razor's metal will take and achieve, and on as many hones as I can. Then experience the difference in the shave produced. I want to experience the difference between manufacturers and custom artisans, etc.. I guess in the final analysis, it's what can I learn, achieve, and accomplish that makes this enjoyable. I think, also, having followed and enjoyed your posts that it may be a lot the same way for you.

As to my wife. I frequently make claims of "what a wife might think", many times based on the experiences of others, and for the humor. However, my wife knows about every purchase I contemplate, or make, and all of them are with her knowledge and approval. And, besides, it's hard to find a place for my razors amongst all the space she takes up with her blasted shoes.

Anyway, if I sometimes take it a little over the top with the humor, please remember, it's for fun, and a lot of times very close to the reality of the whole thing, in the way, I guess, I see it. I don't mean to offend, and I apologize if I have. Hoping all the Members of SRP and their Families a Very Merry Christmas, and a Happy and Prosperous New Year!!! Fondest Regards, Howard

Originally Posted by SirStropalot

+1 on that, for sure! I started to check and see if there was any lineage along the line of Emelda Marcos.

At last count she had 111 pairs - I'm still trying to match that with razors....hehehehe

You have a good set up. It's true, you really don't need anything else. If anything, and at the risk of being redundant. I too would vote for the Naniwa 12k. The Chinese 12k at woodcraft is also a good stone, overlooked because it's a slow finisher, but so are most of the high end J nats I see anyway...

Other naturals are Coticules, Thuringian/Escher (my favorite btw) Charnley and J nats to name a few popular ones. All are expensive, and somewhat rare.
Coti's, well, There's an entire club dedicated to them. Too many veins, too many choices. Some are slow, some are fast, etc, etc, etc....You'd need to do some research.
Escher/Thuringians are no longer for sale, you'd have to find one on Ebay or the classifieds, but if you could find an Escher, I'd grab it. I think they're great stones. Same with Charnley Forest. Now J nats, we have a few vendors running around here. There's so much info on J nats, We could have night school on them, possible college courses. Understanding the Japanese language and Kanji is a plus. Lot's of choices, variables....

So, for now, I'd stick with the Naniwa 12k..