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Yesterday I came to the conclusion that I could not possibly live without one more razor. So, a Dovo Pearlex 5/8 is now making its way to my front door from SRD. I am easily distracted by shiny objects, and the gold on this one has me mesmerized! I can't wait to get her in rotation... :D
There's no other way to put this: You will always "need" another one :D
Congrats on the new addition, shiny things sure are pretty :)
See my sig line. :rofl2:
A couple of weeks ago I decided that I had pretty much rounded out my collection and, apart from a couple very special razors, I didn't really see myself getting much more that I didn't intend to sell.
Fast forward to now and I have 7 razors in various states of transport to me.
See, my collection is 95% Sheffield.
There are FRENCH razors too!
(and American)
(and German)
(and Spanish)
(and Japanese)
(and Scottish)
(and Dutch)
(and Etruscan)
(and ... and ... and ...)
'Just one more' is pretty much the SRP slogan!
This is what I said about eight years ago. And now I have 56 razors in rotation! :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by RodneyOK
Like Zephyr said, "There's no other way to put this: You will always "need" another one"! ;-)
I just purchased my last razor only to find that I need just one more. :)
Gentlemen,
I have concluded that, when viewing straight razors, too much of a good thing is good. Through the years, I have experienced unpleasant phases of cleaning house in my modest razor collection, only to rebuild another modest collection. I have stopped doing that. Now I buy with much consideration and care — and this phase is a keeper. Which reminds me: there's an old Paul Schulze I've been eying and . . .
Here's a few of mine, you can never have enough of a good thing.
Jamie.
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That's a serious problem (disease?) I truly understand!Quote:
Originally Posted by celticcrusader
Ahhh. I feel so much better now. Thank you to everyone for enabling me! :tu
Just make sure to pay it forward and enable others as much as we've enabled you.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RodneyOK
In that spirit I just ordered a new wacker :)
I really love the spirit of solidarity here!
Who can understand you better than us all? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by roughkype
I've been shaving with a straight for approx 3 years now and I currently only have two and I only need to shave twice a week. I just feel like the other razors being left out when left untouched at least once a week and I worry that I may not use them in correct sequence and cause some razors to go for two or three weeks unused.
Even though I only have two now, a Joseph Rodgers and a JA Henckels, I've been through several, buying and selling them. The Joseph Rodgers was one of my first razors and I spent a lot of time with other razors while waiting for a more affordable JA Henckels to pop up.
Call me crazy, but I feel some sense of loyalty to the razors that I use on a weekly basis, its like a trusty car or fountain pen or stethoscope that one uses on a regular basis. Its almost like one's appreciation for it grows with the more one uses it.
Regards,
Primitivo
No, we would not call you crazy at all. I guess all of us here appreciate the razors we collect or use for shaving, including me, of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by Primitivo
And I am sure the appreciation we have grows every day stronger for each of them. That's why we take such a good care of our "good old blades". We hone them, use them for shaving (or that would be no fun at all, I mean collecting alone) and, as far as I am concerned, it is such a great feeling to know we contribute to these remarkable pieces of human history and genius to come back to life. That life they were made for.
I am sure you know the pleasure of realizing how great it is to shave with, say, a century old razor, in particular if you compare it to the modern plastic stuff or electric "whisker rapers".
Does you name have any connection with Italy or with the Primitivo grape or wine? Just curious. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Primitivo
I wish I was connected to Primitvo wine. Actually, Primitvo is just a cool first name I encountered a few times at work and thought I'd use it for a username here.
Primitivo is bot a grape and a wine. And it is Italian for "primitive". The grape makes a good wine and it is genetically equivalent to Zinfandel, so popular in the US.Quote:
Originally Posted by Primitivo
Cheers! :)