Quote Originally Posted by Alembic View Post
Hi Obie,

So how long did you have 22 before you said "I can live with only the ones I really like"?

David
Hello, David:

Thanks for your note.

The decision to trim my modest collection has built gradually. My two latest razors, a Dubl Duck which I received as a gift last week, and a Revisor which is on the way from Germany, have brought my collection to 22.

Several razors I wanted to sell within the first week. Although they were quality razors, the feel of them in my hands wasn't quite right. Unlike, say, the Filarmonica 13, which I loved from the first shave and continue to love more and more. Or the Wacker 6/8" 1st Edition Sheffield, which was a soul mate from the moment I opened the box and now we're lovers, so to speak.

To give you an example, the Dovo "Renaissance" felt uncomfortable in my hands from the first shave. This was, what, two years ago? It's a fine razor, with many fans. The same thing with the "Bergischer Lowe." Boker's "King Cutter." Thiers-Issard's "Dos Festonne" with white bone scales. Wacker's 6/8" "Antik." And so on. My discomfort with them is more intangible than anything else and that's why it has taken all this time to finally decide on their future.

In the world of straight razor shaving, as you well know, we deal with a lot of intangibles. That's why the only answer I can give you is that my decision to sell them has been building over time, even though some razors felt wrong for me from the first shave and some after many shaves.

Regards,
Obie