Thread: Buying a second razor

Originally Posted by aram03

Hello All, I guess you can say I got bitten by the bug and already looking for a second razor after a month of SR. I dont even have the technique down but I want another one haha. I have a 6/8 full hollow, should I get something different? or would it be redundant per se if I buy another 6/8 with same grind but I really like the razor with the particular scales? Thanks in advance, curious to hear your opinions

Redundant?? No not really. Then again you are buying a tool to do the exact same thing your first tool is doing, removing hair quickly, cleanly and comfortably. So why even buy another??

I have 12 straights. Most are 6/8, 3 are 7/8, one is somewhere between 6/8 and 7/8 (13/16 or so..I actually haven't received it as of yet) and one 5/8.

Some are 1/4 hollow, some are around 1/2 hollow, some full hollow, and a couple extra hollow.

All have scales of wood, plastic, G10, micarta, or horn.

Point being here, sure you should buy another razor but the purchase should be based on aesthetics and maybe a different grind just to see what all the talk is about. No harm in getting another 6/8 with the same grind but perhaps from a different manufacturer or with different scales and/or point.

That's what makes it kind of fun....after a while you wind up with something like this.