Thread: Too Many Razors!

When I found myself with 30 pipes, briars, meerschaums and cobs, I realized I only smoked about half of them. 15, from one danish house constituting a legitimate collection, are smoked regularly; the other 15 are a mish mosh, few of which I use. So I am barely a pipe collector and I learned a few lessons about buying right and buying wrong along the way. You know, I have these lovely pipes but, right now (real time) I'm smoking an old go-to corn cob pipe cause it's practically perfect.

I approached straights this way. Intending to be neither razor collector nor historian I selected razors dispassionatey, exclusively for shaving. When I hit 12, more than enough to satisfy my curiousity about how various razor types performed, that was it. Two were semi-junk for honing practice (money badly spent - I can practice on good razors just as easily and save my stones) and the rest are a range of blade widths, points, grinds, lengths and metals (one Friodur stainless). I could say I really liked a wedge and buy five more looking for better but, seriously, one is enough. Same with the Friodur - one good stainless blade told the story. Small blade or sought-after brand? One Dubl Duck Dwarf covered both.

Unexpectedly at Christmas a kind friend sent me an old Boker King Cutter and a sweet little Heljestrand MK-30, both near flawless. How nice a guy is that?! That's two more I almost forgot about. I'll put four on ebay this month. 10 razors for the rest of my life is still five too many to keep up with. I better give a couple of them to my son and call it done.

Originally Posted by souschefdude

My name is Souschefdude, and I have a problem.
I keep telling myself I have enough, but then I buy another. (Just bought three Red Points this week, now I gotta complete the 7 day set)
I cannot help you, except to buy your razors, which won't help me.
Help.

Thanks to a fellow member I now have 5 Red Points. I was repairing a utica red point 917 as a favor, with a scale I got on another blade. Talking with the owner I stated how it was a sister to one I had in my collection, and he says"you know what, you can have it"
What a great guy. Thanks again Josh!

Originally Posted by Lonerider

I'm interested to hear how other people bring it under control.
Thanks
Guy

To bring under control means there is/was a lack of control. If you get rid of other stuff like kids or dogs you will have more space for razors! At least that is what I am telling my wife when the kids go to college.

Darren