At the moment I have about 15 in use, 10-12 waiting for restoration and/or honing, and 4-5 in the mail.
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At the moment I have about 15 in use, 10-12 waiting for restoration and/or honing, and 4-5 in the mail.
Right now, I have 3.
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From left to right:
WhippedDog sight-unseen HMC Cutlery 11/16" square point
Ralf Aust 5/8" spanish point
Ambus Schlager 6/8" round point
I have 15 razors, all vintage. Maybe one day I'll buy a brand new one but it's hard to beat an average of $20 per razor and the idea that most of the ones I have are in the 80-125 year old range. When people ask me why I shave with a straight I simply ask them how many Gillette Mach 5's will be around in 100 years...
Still at 17, but i just bought another rock and have two barber hones and a vintage brush in the mail.
All my razors are vintage, quite possibly always will be.
Bought the last 2 from a guy who knows of a guy in the big city next door who reportedly has or had 3,000.
Contact information is being procured!
A few years ago and after passing the 400 mark I simply stopped counting. I have 7 in what I might call my core rotation in a nice TI box next to my sink and probably another 15 or so in a "standby rotation" that live in a drawer under the sink.
Then there's the pile that have been cleaned and/or restored and are awaiting honing (conditions are anywhere from needing a bevel set to just a final edge polish).
Behind that are the ones that are restored and shave ready but not part of my current infatuation - and while any of them could get sold on a whim, they normally sit and wait until my fancy turns to them again, even if that takes 6 years.
Then there are the blades that need some minor restoration or cleaning and come to my attention and then go into the core rotation in a matter of hours.
Then there are the ones that need serious time and effort to resurrect and that pile gets picked over about once a month when I feel like taking on a fresh project.
And somewhere in the mix are those that have scales or a blade that I may use on some other project or that I'm hoarding until I get 6 or 7 of them to make a set (like the W&B Framebacks).
And of course there's the "floating" pile of 20-30 blades that I've totally forgotten I own ad it's like Christmas morning every time I find one of those and exclaim "Wow! Didn't know I had one of these!"...my favorites...
It goes without saying that I have to be careful when new blades arrive (someone clearly has my eBay login data and wins auctions a few times a week on my behalf). When a new one comes in I have to carefully consider what pile/box/container/drawer it goes into lest it goes unnoticed for anywhere from a few months to a few years.
So no, I don't have a problem - no RAD here - no sir, it's under control totally. ...or would be if only I could acquire and set up wooden cigar boxes fast enough to keep up with those mystery eBay purchases that seem to arrive every few days. I tell ya, one day I'm going to finally settle down with a core rotation of about 20 and flood the market with all the rest - or maybe I'll just keep collecting them like some crazed hoarder until my house is packed to the rafters with blades - and someday my grandkids find the hoard and go nuts trying to figure out what to do with them all.
But I digress... What was the question?
Definition of addiction...When I pride myself on stopping, I reward myself with more of the same!!:angel:
~Richard
Well it's +1 to whatever number I have already.... LOL :p
STUPID E-Bay.....:gaah:
Gah, make that three straight razors and a sorry looking Gold Dollar. One of the aforementioned claymore doppelganger, W&B razors, appeared on ebay and is now on its way to me.
Okay, I'll stop at 3.
Close to five I think.
I measure mine by the pound.
Buying my last razor, one at a time.
I'm at approximately 30 - 40. Lately I've been selling one off to fund a new one. This keeps my total number the same. I found that in that number there are ones that get lost in the shuffle because they are not as favored as the others. Those are candidates for sale and provide an opportunity to better the collection with one that will make me a bit more happy. EBay has helped me thin out the crowd to make room for new ones. One in, one out.
I have been using a straight for for less than six months. In that time I now have:
7 Dovos (six stainless and one carbon.
4 unknown razors for restoration
Have around 35..... But need to thin the herd....wanna buy some????
How many do I have is a good question?
I don't know but I have 11 on route and another 12 purchased this eve.
Damn eBay!!
six shaving a nd two waiting for scales
just seven.
Including those to be sharpened and restore I lost count probably 30-35-40 (now I'm lost in the big world of straight razors :D )
While razors are operating about 15
I am short about 17 of having enough :<0) Always it seems.
I'm always 1 short of enough unless I find groups of more than 1 in which case I am short that many
I am saving mine all up to get enough to trade for a barber shop :<0)
The nice thing about having a few razors is that I find I can be much more picky now in what I want. The downside is that the razors I want now or find and interest me are usually more expensive. As us frozen frenchmen say: c'est la vie, malheuresement.
I'm down to 27 from ...29.
Im new to straight shaving, been doing so for less than a month now, but I'm up to 6 (still waiting for some to be delivered). 2 Cheapies to practice on (stropping, honing etc), 2 nice ones by robert williams and 2 nice vintage (one shave ready and one needing restoring & honing). Im scared to think what I would be posting in this thread in 12 months let alone 12 years! :) Apart from eBay, this is the most expensive website I've been on :) Plus Im watching a couple on eBay at the moment, telling myself I shouldn't... Damn all you guys with your passion, enthusiasm and encouragement (and help)... its obviously contagious... Plus I got a Edwin Jagger DE89 to try out, only used it once but was a nice shave (bought it for travel when flying with carry-on luggage and no checked luggage)
Currently have 11. Just sold one. Buying a beauty from Dennisbarbershop, just bought a wosty off the bay on Saturday. Trying to keep and have 7 nice razors and maybe stop for a year. Then revisit purchasing. I am addicted though is there any RA (razors anonymous) meetings in the Chicagoland area coming up. Lol
Oh - AirColorada ... I am impressed- and happy to read of another collector/accumulator/hoarder... I know I have somewhat over 320 razors now ... trying not to add, but then.... sometimes I see something I simply must have...
Get a bit confused sometimes as to what should go where in the storage area, and I admit it is taking an increasing time to check them each year and re-oil (if necessary) but still enjoying the journey so it can't be bad ... can it?
Cheers - Joan
I have 5 now and the wife wants me to sell two before I buy another so I will be posting on classifieds soon. I just had 1 brand new dovo not too long ago and about a month ago got my second and now I have 5 thanks to ebay and phrank (hey gotta blame someone) :) I havent used my brand new Dovo in weeks and may sell it off so I can buy more ebay razors.
As of this morning, I have 4 (not including my Parker shavette)
I added this one to the collection:
FW Engels 5/8
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24 at this time. 1 Anton Berg, 4 Dovo's, 4 F.W. Engels, 1 Genco (by Case), 2 Giesen & Forsthoff's, 1 Hart Steel, 1 Hen & Rooster (suitable only as a paperweight), 1 Hess, 2 Joseph Rodgers, 2 Koeller's, 1 Sta Sharp, and 4 Thiers Issard's. So far, the F.W. Engels are the best shavers.
I have the exact same F.W. Engels razor and it's the best shaver in my collection. Congratulations!
I have 4 but only 1 shave ready...
I would love to get my hands on a nice 7-day set. I will probably do it one day..
I have five now;
Dovo Bismark with the pearlex (Just looked so sweet)
Dovo Ebony Spike Point (Good price, I like the wood hanlde)
A J.A. Henckels model 40 in a white scale (never before used)
Thiers Issard AOS with a bone handle
Wade & Butcher 4/8 in real good shape, red devil handle
I really want a Dovo La Forme, just waiting for a good enough reason to buy it.
Between straight razors and Cigarbid.com I don't have much money to spend anymore!
I'll contribute as well. I currently have 4:
Hart Steel 5/8 Round Point in O-1 Tool Steel
Thiers-Issard 4/8 Semi-Round Point in C-135 "carbonsong" Steel
Ralf Aust 5/8 Round Point in Mild Steel
Iwasaki Kamisori 50mm (~6/8 - 7/8) in Swedish Steel
I also have a Muhle R89 DE...there is only one problem. Up until 2 weeks ago, I was still in the land of cartridge razors. I have a really bad case of RAD. I would love to be able to work on old razor and restore them, but at the moment, I do not have the space for a kitted out work area...
I'm amazed at the dedication I see on the forum with regards to restoring old pieces. But the best part is taking something that has to be done everyday and turning into a passion and hobby.