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Howdy all,
hope you're all having a greats day so far. I've come to realize that we all care for our razors and other shave gear so much that we treat them like a member of the family. So my question is do these razors of yours have a name?
Or am I the only crazy one that gave mine names? So far my razors are named Michele, The King and Woody.
My razors arent named now, but when I started they were called "ouch!", "ah, crap" and "dammit!".
And my alum block was called "Sheeeeeeeeee-yut!!" :D
Hehe! :rofl2: :rofl2:
What made you decide on the names you picked?
Haha yeah when I started I had similar named. A bit more vulgar but similar lol.
Well the names were pretty easy to choose.
Michele is a henckels friodur 5/8 named after my fiancé who gave it to me as my engagement present to me.
The King is a Thiers Issard 6/8 named so just because it's the best razor I have and gives me amazing shaves
And Woody is a restored heckeles 5/8 platinum that I bought of eBay. I just named it woody cuz of the wooden scales it has.
As you can see nothing real special but I like the names none the less
I gots too many to name them all but a few have references that my son and I use for razors that have some significance like the Pope's razor, the Father's Day Razor and the Chinese razor. There are a few others I just can't recall at this time but nowhere near a pet name for each of them except for the Robeson 'Our Pet'. :)
yeah i guess people with bigger collections would have a harder time giving names to their razors. also i guess it takes time to forge a relationship with a particular razor and then to take the time to nickname it
Some of my razors have names, but most do not.
LOL oh yeah many have names...
Mack the Knife
Night Stalker
Black Mamba
The Wizard (of Whiskers)
Nina (Simone/C-mon)
Das Dovo
The Rose
Those are just a few... :)
I've only named one, and that is informal. Triple Nickel is what I call a 6/8 Livi Takeda Damascus. The reason should be clear.
I'm too polygamous to remember the names of all, but Glen named one of them for me FGTH - frankie goes to hollywood.
Glen why did you choose those names for your razors?
What is the story behind everyone elses?
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Originally Posted by basil
I linked the names up for you, to the razors, I think most will be pretty obvious... :)
I have one that came with a name already:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/591205-post32.html
Lewis has turned out to be a fine shaver. It was only recently that I noticed the words "made in England" in fine print on the tang. I reckon that's a sheffield blade.
goog
I didn't even see the link sorry!
But great stories behind the razors tho!
Stewart - OMG was that funny. I almost spit my tea on my computer screen.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stubear
Mabel....
Dunno why... I just like the name.
The only razor I have a name for is one I call "Old Facecutter" . I learned 4 things from this razor ; #1 , stretch the skin . #2 , lower the blade angle . #3 , reduce the pressure . #4 , my honing was better than I thought it was . This happened back in April 2007 . My technique has improved since then , and Old Facecutter doesn't scare me anymore .
The only names my razors have are the ones stamped on the tangs.
Are you familiar with the song?Quote:
Originally Posted by BlacknTan
The only tune I could think of would be Chuck Berry's Maybelline... but I didn't catch up to my razor at the top o' the hill.. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by holli4pirating
Mabel by Goldfinger.
I've only named one of mine so far, of course it's also the only razor I've used so far. Introducing: Howard the Duck...
Oh wow. Howard is pretty.Quote:
Originally Posted by LegalBeagle
Nice to put a picture to the name in all your stories ao far.
The "Red Head" and the "Blond" one is a Finedg Magnet, the other a red imp 133. Now my brown haired wife says i need to get a Bernette.
I named my razors after my wife....
When I treat them good, they make me feel like a million bucks.
But when I don't pay attention to them I'm paying with my blood! :roflmao
(Just kidding honey)
"Big Joe". He's my 7/8 Joseph Elliot, my favourite shaver.
Mike
REAL FUN :beer2:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stubear
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Originally Posted by sloppyjoec
At least she supports you getting more!
I had never named any of my razors. However, I made an exception for my W&B chopper. She's "Fat River Dumpling."