Thread: How To Part With A Razor....What To Do!!!!

When I first started using a straight razor I had one and I thought I should get another incase my first needed a touch up or if something happened to it so I got two. Then I figured why not have one for each day of the week so I got 7. Then I figured I could have 2 7 day sets and that would cut down on touch ups and so forth. Well then I thought why not one razor for every day of the month, but I decided no I didn't think I could handle using only 1 razor once per month so I stopped at 2 7 day sets. Well onto my problem I recently got a razor that I cleaned up and honed and it took such a fabulous edge that I don't want to get rid of it, but if I keep it I will have to get rid of one of my others and I don't want to do that either. If I keep it I know I am going to have to eventually get atleast 6 more to make another 7 day set which means I will have to make another set to make it 4 7 day sets since you can't just have 3 7 day sets. Needless to say I don't really want that many, but I don't want to get rid of any of the ones I have or the one I just honed up. What to do.... Guess my question is how does everyone part with a razor that they don't want to or should I just make another 7 day set.

7 day set!!!! Even if you sold this one you would get another later on down the line. Its such an addiction. You have inspired me... My goal is to now get a set for each day of the month!

If you send me one of your seven-day sets then you can start a whole new set with the one that you just honed Think of all the possibilities of new razors you can have.

But in reality I would pick the one that I look forward to using the least. I'm still new at this but I already know which ones I prefer and the others don't get used nearly as often. Or you could go with natural selection and whichever one gets dull first that's the one that goes.

As a sidenote how is your OCD therapy going? Jk Jk

Like anything else in life just resign to do it. Whether you keep it or get rid of it, just make the choice and stick by it.
Getting rid of a razor in this point...put it in the classifieds and know that some one will truly benefit from it as well. Or perhaps give it as a gift to someone you might be mentoring.
Decisions to part with things are tough but try to see the benefits of getting rid of it.
If you do keep it try not to let it burden you by trying to add more to a collection only because it seems like you don't want anymore of them.
Only my observation

Anthony

I have paypal loaded. Let me know how much you want for whatever ERN razor you have. Its the least I can do to help you....

This is what I would call a high class problem .....

LOL you guys are no help and to think at one point I was actually considering one for each day of the year. I guess I will have to keep it then. New 7 day set is in my future I guess. Sad thing is I have quite a few razor sitting on the back burner waiting to be restored so I guess it won't be to hard to make another set. 365 here I come.

This is the razor in question. Nothing really special other than it took a fantastic edge.

Very nice piece. Decisions decisions...

Well...You could always use a travel razor in your collection. No sense taking one from your 7 day set. Solves that problem! ;-)