Thread: Have you ever faced a situation like this? Hobby gone too far?

Originally Posted by chattersking

Just wondering how much money have you guys invested in all your shaving materials? Basically my wife thinks that this hobby of mine has taken a life of its own! She says that Im looking into the mirror all the time, shaving twice a day, and going overboard with my shaving collection and it has now become an obsession. She says there is no space in the washroom to put anything else because I have hogged up all the space with my strops and hones and what not and has taken up a lot of resources dedicated to this (both financially and socially).
Im not sure if you guys have gone thorough similar experiences and where do you draw the line?

Please advise

Your wife is on to something.

I have a great friend that paints. Her husband built her storage for
her art because there was not enough room to hang it all in the house.
She rotates through her collection, takes one down and puts another up.

Build or find a worthy storage box for the overflow. I have some extra
coat hooks in the far side of the closet for overflow strops and a
gerstner'esque chest for razors and 'stuff'. I keep my hones in
a ventilated plastic tub because of the water. I keep most other 'stuff'
in "zip-loc" bags. I am working on a ventilated box with bicarbonate of soda
pads in the box for razors with celluloid handles.

Wow - good to know that im not the only one. Till date i have spent
$2 on a 180/320 grit stone,
another $2 for 600 grit stone,
$9 for a 1000 grit,
$27 for 6000 grit,
$2 for 0.5 micron sheet.
About $10 on gold dollar razor
$2 on shaving cream
$2 on shaving brush.

It seems that is nothing compared to what you guys have invested. Looks like i got a long way to go!!!!

My wife doesn't much notice or worry about my hobbies. This far i hadn't put much money on my shaving gear, it is actually my wife who's hobbies cost more and take more time. As long as it doesn't get it over the top it is ok with me.
Other stuff i have is vintage hand tools, chisels and wood planes etc, but i do not consider my razors and hand tools as hobbies. It is just that i believe i can do better with these old time hand operated masterpieces than with modern electric buzzing gizmos.

Besides collecting razors and tools is much less troubled than with some other stuff. I have a friend who collects phone booths, and currently he's having 9 of them around his garden. I wouldn't want to have PBAD.

Originally Posted by chattersking

Wow - good to know that im not the only one. Till date i have spent
$2 on a 180/320 grit stone,
another $2 for 600 grit stone,
$9 for a 1000 grit,
$27 for 6000 grit,
$2 for 0.5 micron sheet.
About $10 on gold dollar razor
$2 on shaving cream
$2 on shaving brush.

It seems that is nothing compared to what you guys have invested. Looks like i got a long way to go!!!!

You got a Gold Dollar Razor working with that inventory????,Your the Man!!!!

Originally Posted by Grizzley1

You got a Gold Dollar Razor working with that inventory????,Your the Man!!!!

Haha yep thats my setup and thats the legendary razor which refuses to put an edge!
Oh the joys of wet shaving!