Thread: Am I Going Mad ?

About 10 weeks ago, my son convinced me to go to a barberwith him for a straight razor shave. The barber used a disposable blade for hygienicpurposes and when we were done I told my son that in the “olden days” they used“real blades”. That night we got curious, did some research and within a fewdays bought our first razor on Ebay for $37 dollars. I had it shipped right to Larryat Whipped Dog and he sharpened it for me (and gave me great advice - what anice man).

Anyway, our first shaved were a bit sloppy. A few extrawhiskers left here and there.. a few slices of flesh (nothing serious.. in factI get the idea of not even feeling the blade now). Anyway, we have gotten prettygood with the razor and enjoy the shave so I suspect we are converts.

At the same time, I have this never ending urge to cruise theweb at night and see what’s out there. As of today, we have three straights. ATennis, Boker & Fredrick Reynolds. I am now shopping for Lapping Film so Ican try to hone the new razors on my own.

My family thinks I am strange (not just because of this new hobby) but now they think I havegone mad. My wife recently told a friend of my new hobby and made her smilewhen she saif her dad only used a straight and she will never give it up nowthat he is gone J

Anyway, I thought I would post some pics of our razors andget some feedback from the other nuts out there. I wanted some variation…. Herethey are:

Welcome to the most friendly, helpful and informative site on the web!

Also welcome to RAD (Razor Acquisition Disorder!

Welcome to the club! That's a very nice set you've acquired.

Don't ask us for help when you have 30 razors, and want to stop collecting.<g>

Any other questions -- bring them on!

Charles

Yes, acidman. You are probably already mad! Forget the lapping film and go down to the honing forum and there are some great beginner's tips. Do not skip the stropping forum either or all is for naught! Good Luck!

Yep, you have the disease. Those "acquisition snakes" bite deeply and cause terrible yearning for more stuff.
Welcome to SRP and have fun.

3 razors? That is just the beginning, but no worries you are among friends here

good because I have the shakes for more.

As for honing.. why spend all that money for a rock when i can spend it on more razors ?

Am I missing something ?

Originally Posted by aseidman62

good because I have the shakes for more.

As for honing.. why spend all that money for a rock when i can spend it on more razors ?

Am I missing something ?

Well? Yes.

I measure my stuff by the pound. Sharpton measures his by the ton.

Once you get all those razors together, you'll probably want to use them. You can send 'em out or buy a few hones, learn to use them, and enjoy another aspect of this addiction.

well.. the one Larry at Whipped Dog honed is great,. the others actually take the beard off right to the skin but leave me feeling scraped so I need to have them honed. I will try it with the lapping film.. if if fail - off to Larry they go !

Originally Posted by aseidman62

well.. the one Larry at Whipped Dog honed is great,. the others actually take the beard off right to the skin but leave me feeling scraped so I need to have them honed. I will try it with the lapping film.. if if fail - off to Larry they go !

I think a nice inexpensive barber hone would be just the ticket for you. Same idea as the lapping film, but a little more likely to work out the way you want. You can probably find one for about the same cost. Good idea as far as sending the challenging stuff out to be honed for a while as you get up to speed with shaving.

Sounds like you're well on your way

Oh, and Larry is a good guy. I used one of his brushes today.