Thread: I'm getting attached to a single razor

I've never had a desire to try to collect every razor I can get my hands on. Even so, like most of us I have shave ready razors that I shave with but I've never had a constantly rotating rotation, I've always favored shaving with one razor for as long as a month before switching to another.

That said, it occurred to me today that I've been shaving with the same razor for months with just touch ups on a chrome ox pasted balsa strip. I've come to rely on this razor and have started to view it as the precision tool that I shave with day in and day out. It gives great shaves, is dependable, reliable and I "know" this razor. I don't think I could make a bold move to sell off all my other razors and just go forward with just this one razor, but it's an interesting observation I've had. I could almost see picking one razor and using that razor year in and year out. Ok.....maybe not, but almost.

It's a 5/8 round point half hollow Hoffritz 3 pin razor with white plastic scales that I purchased from Lynn about a year and half ago before SRD was in existence. I've since re-honed the razor completely as I've had it that long. I remember telling him that I was looking for a razor that I could keep for years and a razor that would be a no frills high quality SHAVER. Imagine that, Lynn sold me a razor that fit the bill exactly. The man knows his stuff.

Chris L

After a couple of years of shameless, wanton "shaving around" I've been eyeing my simple Friodur 70 1/2 11/16s roundpoint as marriage potential, so I understand what you are saying. Still don't shave more than a few days in a row with it, but I feel guilty when I stray. I always get a good shave from it, I never have razor burn, I can get a great 2 pass shave if I've been beating my face up experimenting with other blades, I never have trouble honing it. It simply rocks.

Ironically, however, my desire to possibly shave with one razor a decent amount of the time [not really ready to go a whole month being monogamous but I can actually conceive of it now] isn't dulling my RAD in the slightest. In fact, it makes me want to find another old school friodur.

Can we have a picture?

I know what you mean I liked my Dovo Inox so much that I went out and bought a second I have a Carbon steel dovo but I like the inox much better.

Originally Posted by Oglethorpe

Can we have a picture?

If you're talking about the Hoffritz, yes, I'll make a note to snap some pics in the next few days and post them here.

Chris L

Originally Posted by ChrisL

If you're talking about the Hoffritz, yes, I'll make a note to snap some pics in the next few days and post them here.

Chris L

I was... thanks!

I'm only about 4 months in, so I've never heard the brand. Plus, I love seeing what other guys consider their favorites.

Me too.

I too have tried to buy every razor I could, into stainless razors now. I have found a 6/8, round point with full hollow to be the ticket for me. My quest was to get a 7 day set of unique razors that all were perfect shavers. That has not happened but have found one Dovo from SBELL, Scott, that is a fantastic shaver. Have a couple Friodurs right behind the Dovo.
That leads me to thinking like you to reduce the razors to maybe 2 or 3 and be happy.
decisions/decisions

Rick

Chris, louee,

I know from where you come as I'm currently at the same address.

Maybe you should sell the other razors. They're bound to get jealous eventually and take it out on your prize.

Originally Posted by xman

Maybe you should sell the other razors. They're bound to get jealous eventually and take it out on your prize.

Ok, that's a nice smiley, but it has nothing to do with your posts. You only get to use the cool smileys (that one, matrix, etc.) if you work them into your posts.

Man, all this typing makes me want to go get a beer.