Thread: You guys got to help me....

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Show us some pictures of your collection,,,,we all love pics of scary sharp razors,,,,
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and your hones and stones !! we love pictures of them toooooooooooooooo !!!!

Oh mannnnn,,,,,, that wi;; take some work, as I have to pull them out of that old car,,

But I will see what I can do,,,,,,

The sad thing is (and kinda depressing), is that even if you take good care of yourself, the body has a finite lifespan and it doesn't end abruptly, usually, but by slowly falling apart. So, even for the exercise and jogging freaks, the body WILL degrade as you age... and that's a fact. Too much exercise and/or jogging will certainly hurry up the process.

Originally Posted by DoctorSaul

The sad thing is (and kinda depressing), is that even if you take good care of yourself, the body has a finite lifespan and it doesn't end abruptly, usually, but by slowly falling apart. So, even for the exercise and jogging freaks, the body WILL degrade as you age... and that's a fact. Too much exercise and/or jogging will certainly hurry up the process.

Well, as Dylan Thomas wrote of his father when he was on his deathbed;

"Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light."

I am glad feeling old age hasn't come abruptly for me. I still feel like a 17 year old trapped in a 66 year old body. I ride road bikes, off road singletrack trail bikes. Exercise regularly. I hurt myself nowadays more frequently, overdoing it, but I'm learning to stay within my limitations. Growing old 'gracefully' I hope.

Some collect stamps, others coins, we just happen to collect razors, I prefer a hobby that has both form and function.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Show us some pictures of your collection,,,,we all love pics of scary sharp razors,,,,
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If you had Lynn's dvd, he shows his collection in it but doesn't have time to go over all of them because there are several tables full of them!

Hello DoctorSaul,

I often think of honing as therapeutic too, there's something very relaxing almost like meditation. I have been deployed for the past six months and my wife said there is 73 packages at the house, all razors purchased off ebay. I got a lot of razor work and honing when I get home. I say, what ever keeps you young and feeling good....Keep doing it!

Big Greg

Originally Posted by Biggreg

Hello DoctorSaul,

I often think of honing as therapeutic too, there's something very relaxing almost like meditation. I have been deployed for the past six months and my wife said there is 73 packages at the house, all razors purchased off ebay. I got a lot of razor work and honing when I get home. I say, what ever keeps you young and feeling good....Keep doing it!

Big Greg

I totally agree on honing as a therapeutic activity. Besides the meditative aspect, as you also discovered, for me, the exercise to my shoulders, arms, and fingers to keep them fluid and less stiff is another positive aspect of honing. As I mentioned in a previous post, I have some pretty bad shoulder joints. To keep them from locking up and to control the pain, I need to keep the joints moving. So compared to physical therapy, squeezing rubber balls and doing useless repetive exercises, honing fills this need, and is relatively low impact exercise.

There is still something deeply satisfying in developing a "scary sharp" edge from start to finish. Years ago when I was into woodworking, I also by necessity needed to develop the means to sharpen and hone tools, but I never went to the extremes that I do today to prepare razors and kitchen knives. The newer technologies and equipment available today has taken honing/sharpening to a new level compared to a few decades ago. I am achieving edge sharpness that I never thought was possible back in the day.

Originally Posted by Biggreg

Hello DoctorSaul,

I often think of honing as therapeutic too, there's something very relaxing almost like meditation. I have been deployed for the past six months and my wife said there is 73 packages at the house, all razors purchased off ebay. I got a lot of razor work and honing when I get home. I say, what ever keeps you young and feeling good....Keep doing it!

Big Greg

WOW, you will be busy for some time.....................

Originally Posted by DoctorSaul

I totally agree on honing as a therapeutic activity. Besides the meditative aspect, as you also discovered, for me, the exercise to my shoulders, arms, and fingers to keep them fluid and less stiff is another positive aspect of honing. As I mentioned in a previous post, I have some pretty bad shoulder joints. To keep them from locking up and to control the pain, I need to keep the joints moving. So compared to physical therapy, squeezing rubber balls and doing useless repetive exercises, honing fills this need, and is relatively low impact exercise.

@ 66 years, with 20 years of structural steel erection + about 5 of pro carpet installation, riding road bicycles and singletrack off road, my knees and ankles are arthritic. What to do about that ? Well google and my primary care say exercise. Who woulda thought it ?

So I ride the bikes and I walk. I stretch before and after. Have to be careful on that because my tendency is to overdo it and then it is ice to relieve the inflammation. Here is a website that I stumbled upon with exercises that look like they are for someone older than me, but I tried them and they really work for me.

Dunno if there will be anything here for you, but give it a looksee and maybe something will help. Best Exercises for Seniors and the Elderly Balance Strength : Eldergym® Senior Fitness