Thread: Rotation! What? When? Where? Why?how?

Originally Posted by nicknbleeding

Basically im trying new ones as they unexpectedly show up at my door.

Rene

wow, lucky you. I wish I had razors unexpectedly arrive at my door. Usually I am impaitently waiting for whichever razor I have recently purchased and greet the mailman as he pulls up to the house. I'll usually keep a spot open in my rotation when I know one is about to arrive so I can try it immediately

Originally Posted by thehekler

wow, lucky you. I wish I had razors unexpectedly arrive at my door. Usually I am impaitently waiting for whichever razor I have recently purchased and greet the mailman as he pulls up to the house. I'll usually keep a spot open in my rotation when I know one is about to arrive so I can try it immediately

Actually thats how i am. I was joking. Im watching the tracking number and keeping an eye out for the mail man.

I though there was more to peoples rotation the way some talk about it. So it seems that my rotation is the same as mostly everyone elses.

Gentlemen:

I rotate my modest collection of 19 razors. The rotation starts with the Thiers-Issard "Dos Festonne" and follows down the line in the rack with Wacker, Filarmonica 13, Le Grelot, more Thiers-Issards, Bergischer Lowe, Revisor, Dubl Duck, and ends with the Dovo "Renaissance."

I keep two straight razors for travel only, a Wostenholm 4/8" and a Heljestrand 5/8" (both exquisite shavers and in perfect condition) in addition to a Feather Artist Club. Two double edge razors share spots in the rotation at home. A Merkur double edge travel razor (with Muhle-Pinsel shave head) is backup in my roll-up wet pack.

I rarely deviate from the rotation, because I don't want any razor with hurt feelings.

Regards,
Obie

I don't really have a 'rotation'. All my razors can shave well and in the evening, I go to the collection and wait for the right one to 'speak to me'. Some razors speak more than others, but maybe that's just me going crazy...

I keep two cigar boxes on my dresser. I take a razor out of one box then store it in the other box. When the taking out of box is empty I switch the boxes around. I just grab whatever razor is on top. Sometimes I will use a razor for more than one day, if that is the case I leave it setting on top of the boxes.

Charlie

Originally Posted by Library Guy

I use one razor a week. For me the week begins Monday morning and goes through Sunday.

By using each razor for seven consecutive days, I lean more about how the razor responds to stropping and I get a better baseline for its performance and edge holding ability.

This rotation schedule has been very instructive. Sort of the difference between dating and marriage.

That pretty much sums up both my thoughts and practices on the topic of rotation. Sometimes if I feel that I didn't get enough shaves in during the week (say 2 or 3, for whatever reason), or if I'm dialing in an edge, I will bump it up to 2 weeks use.

If Obie's collection of 19 razors is modest, mine is downright prudish at about half that. I keep seven in rotation and use one a week. Since I keep my razors upstairs and the one I use downstairs in the only bathroom, it's too much to remember to bring one down every day.

I keep a spreadsheet of when last used and last touched up. I grab the razor with oldest used date. Used to keep track of which hone I used as well, but nothing compares to my recently purchased J-Nat, so I use no other hone now.

I am now going to try the one per week method. Sounds fascinating.

Oh yeah: only 6 straights. Fil #13 & #14 DT, T. Hessen, DD Wonderedge, Wusthof, Jaguar. I've been thru many more than that, but this current stable with my current hone have placated my ADs for now

Regards

I confess that I must be completely obsessive-compusive... I have a couple of these six-slot pen cases for my razors. I pick six of my favorites for rotation and store the rest. I use them in order each day so that on day seven I am back to razor #1. That way, I don't have a "Monday razor", "Tuesday razor", etc. Occasionally, I will swap in a razor if I make an acquisition.

Originally Posted by red96ta

I don't really have a 'rotation'. All my razors can shave well and in the evening, I go to the collection and wait for the right one to 'speak to me'. Some razors speak more than others, but maybe that's just me going crazy...

No, you're not going crazy, my razors do that too.