Thread: Anyone have just 1?

Originally Posted by stove

Ouch, I would be a pauper if I lived any where near medina. I grew up in Ohio and bought my first straight there while visiting relatives. Found an excuse to go back before xmas last year and I'm sure I'll make it back some more this year.

18-20mins to the exit from my door if I go on off rush hour peek times ..lol

Not this black duck
But my nephew has been using a 5/8 Union Cutlery 4 point from Strazor.com (Manah)
I got for him to transition from his shavetete in December 2013 and he's been using it exclusively since July 14
It had an amazing edge on it when received from Manah and has been maintained with diligent stropping only (big daddy when home then my home made roo strop I made him for travelling) the entire time with not even a touch up on the Crown barbers hone I gave him also

So it is possible
i know it is the only razor he uses as I offered him any str8 from my collection as a going away gift as he has gone to Scotland for 2 years
but he refused and said, I kid you not "one razor will be plenty"
And he left his Shavette behind
Note he is a twice a week shaver max so say about 70 to 100 max shaves and going strong

Originally Posted by KingHooper

I blame it on cudarunner and major they MADE me buy all of them went from this could be fun to my wife saying "Another one? Why you can only shave with one at a time, right?"
A few others can also share in the blame but I will be nice. lmao

Oh no you can shave with 2 at a time and there is video evidence on here recently LOL

Originally Posted by stove

Domi, is it your utilitarian nature or do you have a room full of Brushes, Soaps, after shaves or some other wet shaving paraphernalia?

And yes, you may be a Hero!

2 brushes: 1 piggy, 1 horse
3 soaps: Tabac, green Proraso and red Proraso
2 aftershaves: Aqua Velva and Floid

Also have a Filarmónica Shavette and a Safety Razor for the hurry.

Not a hero at all, simply a poor man

I started with just 1... hahaha! That lasted for about 3 days. Now I have about a dozen and I'm always on the look out for more. Oh, did I mention the strops, creams and brushes?

I can STILL say that I only have ONE (1) straight razor. Of course, a few months from now I may have to delete this post but, for now . . . I'm good.

I had one razor for about a month, bought a back up which I barely used, after 3 months or so a friend sold me a frameback which I used near exclusively for 6 months.
i sold the original back up and kept my ffirst razor as a back up.
2 friends have given me razors, and i have a custom.
I swapped the frameback for a strop but it is currently in my possession still as my friend has gone overseas and doesn't seem to want me to send him the razor, i gave my original razor to another forum member.
so I am basically down to 3 and a loaner.
I also have 2 gold dollars which are elsewhere but were only purchased to muck around with.

My grandfather gave me a straight in early 1960's, a kindly barber honed it and gave me a couple tips on how to use it. Shaved with that razor for 3 or 4 years until family, jobs, time got in the way. (Barber are great guys; nowadays most hair cutters are hair dressers and don't use razors)

Recently had that old razor professionally honed and I'm using it again, although I acquired a new razor and a couple were given to me by neighbors who heard I was using a straight. I have 6 razors now... and a Swaty hone. I'm all set. Grandpop's razor is a Joseph Smith &Sons' celebrated razor 3415. It's the best shaver of the bunch.

I was wondering how often do you shave with them ?

Originally Posted by Domi

I have only 2 after 1 year. One of good quality and another cheap one. And in the short term, I don't plan to buy any other. I must be a hero!!!!

With what I have learned here I could happily shave for the rest of my days with just one razor, but it has taken some time to get to that stage, and I would have trouble picking just one.