Thread: How many straights do you have?

I'm still relatively new - only been at this for about 15 weeks and with RAD for 12 weeks. 32 in house and 14 on the way. Of the 32 in the house already:

7 in rotation
3 just too damned nice to even bring myself to strop yet
8 awaiting the 12K stone to arrive before final stop (shipped today)
4 waiting for me to send Max an email to get tweaked out
9 are OK but will be parts
1 is my resto-practice razor - beyond salvage due to my experiments

Of the 14 on the way it looks like 2 won't see a strop for a while - too pretty. 2 will go into rotation immediately (if Dorko is that nice of a shave), and the rest we'll just have to see about when they get here - some were real bay bargains and about half the time there's an unseen reason for it!

Also looking hard a 4 more out there. 2 on the bay, 1 from a member here, and another I'm hearing about from a friend. Going to try and stay away from the bay for a few months - the stuff there will be recycled by about then so I won't miss much.

Too many! If one were to use all his fingers and toes and then use all the spaces in between those digits and do that a coupla times, this one would still have a few uncounted. Fie on ebay, fie.

I'm thinking of forming a support group: RR, Razors Ridiculous, and I think we may have something like a 10 step pyramid.

Pyramid huh? Buy Many on Monday, Two Tuesday, Wait on Wednesday, then Three Thursday, Four Friday, Six Saturday, Seven Sunday, Repeat...

Originally Posted by Bruce

Too many! If one were to use all his fingers and toes and then use all the spaces in between those digits and do that a coupla times, this one would still have a few uncounted. Fie on ebay, fie.

I'm thinking of forming a support group: RR, Razors Ridiculous, and I think we may have something like a 10 step pyramid.

A support group for RAD sufferers? I think I need to be a member of this group.
Hello. My name is Nathan and I suffer from RAD.

Three in the jar by the sink. I have about 3 more I don't use in the bedroom closet. I usually hand one out everytime I teach someone how to hone. I never got RAD. I'm still using creams from my original purchase of a variety of creams in 2003.

As many already know, I purchase one, and only one, new razor every year for my birthday.

I'm down to 14 or 15 now.

I've got a drawer full after only being into this for a few months. Guess I got hooked? Thanks guys. Hope my wife doesn't look in that drawer too often...... I can only use the line about the 7 day set so many times....

I feel rather eccentric after reading this - I have around 200, and have started to give them away to deserving straight razor friends as I know I can't justify holding onto all of them.

Chris

I began straight shaving since last november. Got a bad case of RAD and have twenty razors-with a wostenholm pipe and a henckels coming this week.

I really have enjoyed shaving with different types of razors and initially my preferences changed with the wind.

Now i prefer 5/8ths to 11/16 full hollows.

After this week any new blades purchased means one has to go (I hope)

this may prove difficult as i like the aesthetics of the blades not currently in rotation.

Upwards of 400.....lol.....probably half of those need some kind of work done, either honing or scales or just a good cleaning.....