Thread: To those guys with big razor collections:

I don't even know how many shave-ready I have. I keep 7-10 out and grab whatever I feel like in the particular moment. There are other shave-ready in boxes just because they were bumped out by something new I have to try

There are certainly several that stand out - more enjoyable than the others because of looks, sentimental reasons, smoother shaving, etc. Interestingly, I don't use my absolute top shavers very often at all. All of them have less than 5 shaves total And I use some others which may have higher reputation (but I like less) more often... I need to start using my best more often

Cheers
Ivo

I use all of mine - some more than others but they all get a go eventually. My rotation is largish, but every time I shave I use two razors (one for the face, one for the head). I think at the moment I get through all of them about once a month.

James.

I've got seven shave ready, but I find I usually only reach for a certain one or two that are my favorites, but I still always have to get one more. Sort of like my box of flies...literally hundreds to tie on and cast out and I still end up using only two or three the entire day...this is a terrible sickness we have.

-Pary

I got about 25 soon to be about 30, I generally try to rotate through them all one at a time it seems to me the heavier and larger razors shave better and that could be partially due to the fact that they were just honed better or it could be the weight and size I think a little of each but mostly the latter as it seems all the heavier and larger shave better versus the full hollow singing razors.

Right now I am shaving with the same one repeatedly though in an effort to hone each one to it's potential before I move on to another just touching each up ever so slightly if needed after shaving with them before moving on to another. Then when I get through them all and rotate next time daily I will at least know each was honed as good as it could be.

About 70 shave ready and what mood strikes me is what i use mostly 1 of the 20 some customs

I have about 200 total......3 to 4 dozen of which are in various stages of repair/cleaning and restoration. Many of the rest are part of my "collection" (W&B's, Henckels, Boker's....) and about 15 or 20 I shave with regularly. I just grab a different one each day until I've worked my way through them and then start over. My Revisor's are two of my favorites because they almost melt the whiskers off.....my Dovo's are also exceptional shavers.

I have over 60 shave ready but have 20 or so that are my main shavers... i even keep them seperate from the rest... i wish i cold say there were all customs though...

I have over 90 all in useable condition. I keep changing my rotation. I used to rotate through all of them but now during the week I use mainly my customs and higher end razors and on the weekend I pick from the rest.

I am not big on "collecting" and keep it to seven in rotation but look forward to my three WB's more than the others.

How about some pics of the cream of the crop in each collection/rotation.

I'd start it off, but first gotta go take some pics.

This is sort of a hobby to me; I don't even know how many razors I have anymore, but it's well into the 2 digits.
I don't know if it makes them my favorite, exactly,
but on almost every trip I take there will typically be at least one Henckels Friodur, as I feel stainless is just more forgiving than high carbon (My TI's rust if I look at them cross-ways) and others I like but are simply not replaceable within my budget as I got them before they got ridiculously expensive. These are reserved for long weekends and times I have to just relax.
John P.