Of "Exotism"

[Aggelos]

I've been pondering lately, partly because I've been regularly reading here besides my usual dwellings, about a certain kind of appeal.

To wit : do you sometimes feel that your appeal to some razors is fueled by some kind of "exotism" ?

Like finding that a Japanese or German razor are attractive partly because they differ to what you see most usually ?
Or that you must have that specific razor, not because it has all the hallmarks of aesthetics, but because it's too unusual ? (for example, a SK1)

Or do you (and by you I don't mean a collective you, more like "what is your personnal feeling/opinion") feel more attracted to the same kind of aesthetics, sticking to a family, broad as it is, of blades ? (like for example some people only collect 14-type blades)

[Gasman]

That is too much thinking for me.

[BobH]

For me I am sure that a not often encountered maker has some allure but not the whole issue in attraction to a certain razor. It could also be a certain feature/features of a particular razor that attracts also. All that has to be in a package that I find aesthetically pleasing.

Bob

[AlanQ]

I like big blades and I can not lie
You other brothers can't deny
That when a straight comes by in with an itty bitty grind
And a sharp thing for your face
You get sprung, want to pull up tough
'Cause you notice that blade was sharp
Deep in the scales she's wearing
I'm hooked and I can't stop staring

[Kees]

Jnats have that one-of-a-kind appeal to me.

[Steve56]

I’m a jnat guy. I have a lot of razors.

There’s no philosophy, you just have to try each and every one (stone and/or razor) then high grade them to your liking. There are no formulas.