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

Show us some pictures of your collection,,,,we all love pics of scary sharp razors,,,,

Originally Posted by DoctorSaul

First off I have a full beard. Yet, I'm addicted to some really nice straight razors, Dovo, Gold Dollar, Monkey Dollar,a d someAsian jjunk, but I don't shave with them. I enjoy honing them to "scary" sharpness, and enjoy redesigning the crappy Chinese razors. For me it is like therapy, but I think its getting out of control. I keep ordering more and more razors, my collection is already up to 8 with about a dozen more on order or coming from Chinese vendors. Also, besides a full array of whetstones, I keep adding to the pile whenever something new comes out. I just purchased a slew of new stones as well as new strops and diamond and CBN slurries. I also have a digital microscope to view and inspect edges and make measurements and calculations. Do you think I have an obsession?... or should I just enjoy my hobby? Actually, I think I know the answer, but I thought I get some reinforcement from the forum where similar minded devotees hang out.

I'm a retired Ph.D with lots of time on my hands (although I do quite a bit of consulting) and find the science of honing is quite interesting, especially if one gets into the geometry of what constitutes a really "scary" sharp edge. Some of my recent findings are applicable to knife edges, which is making my wife at least tolerating my honing interest.

What you should do is offering your honing services for free.

Hundreds of us would send you our razors and you would end up with an insane amount of razors to be honed, zero spending, your addiction completely fulfilled and making a lot of people happy. It is a win-win situation.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Show us some pictures of your collection,,,,we all love pics of scary sharp razors,,,,

This.

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Show us some pictures of your collection,,,,we all love pics of scary sharp razors,,,,

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,,,,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Show us some pictures of your collection,,,,we all love pics of scary sharp razors,,,,

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 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

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.....................