Thread: Different razor styles

I think it's nice to have some variety but it's important to learn how to use the razors you have before giving up on them. Become proficient with one style and then move to the next, only then will personal preference shine through.

Too often I read accounts of someone selling a razor after three shaves because it just "didn't work", when three shaves isn't anywhere near enough to get to know a razor properly. And constantly buying new gear in an effort to find something that will work isn't really the answer either.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Don

We also have a Mile High Meet in Denver usually the middle of July each year, I am from Colorado originally and have Family and Friends there besides the Friends I have made on here, so we make a fun day out of it... This coming meet will be our 5th annual one, I really hope to see you at the next one

Glen where in Denver do you guys usually meet? I'd like to make one of those. I live in SoCal but get to CO frequently.

Originally Posted by mountaindon

I can definetly see buying AND selling to find the right mix, But I do know myself pretty well. I am just not a collector. Whether it is tools, Guitars, guns, or razors. If i cant use it, i dont want to have it. Just the way i am built i guess

I'm like that (with a bit OCD tendency thrown in as well), and when it comes to a question like this I tend to buy all sorts of varieties of whatever it is so I can find out for myself which I'm going to like - and then some time later when I'm sure which are going to see regular use and which are not, I sell off the "not" ones.

My source is mainly eBay, and in general I tend to break even with things I sell so I'm really not wasting money. With straight razors, if you're not honing then eBay is a fair bit riskier, as you don't find that many genuinely shave-ready razors. But my obsessive nature means there's no way I wasn't going to learn to hone too

And to help with your actual question, I think you do need to try a thicker grind or two because they do feel different, and also try a mix of round and square points.

Alan