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06-04-2018, 03:01 PM #1
TBH, Some humans are happy with status quo. Basic needs and minimal possessions.
That's fine.
However, even those of us with modest means like some decadence in our lives in some way.
Some take lavish and exotic vacations. Some buy gold or stocks as they can.
Some pad the mattress. Lots of over-the-top pursuits for the regular guy.
Some collect everything and some concentrate on one area.
For someone to collect and be interested in something is a healthy occupation, IMO.
Particularly if it can be shared with others with similar interests.
I know lots of women with many thousands of dollars worth of sewing/craft things.
They meet and create. Trying to make their lives fuller by exercising their interests in full.
Razor collecting is but one such avenue. In my case, collecting and using is one form which I enjoy in addition to learning the history of these things.
So yes. The satisfaction of buying and maintaining one razor with one strop and one hone is great. So is trying every soap and shaving accessory out there. Indeed, the hone obsession is much different than the strop one. We have all flavors here.
Do what you want to. Life is too short to not be totally decadent in SOMETHING?
I love going to the tier 1 thread and reading about the guys running the gamut of soaps.
The hone of the day thread shows me things I would never have, yet it is fun to see them share their enjoyment. Roy and Benz and their Aladdin lamps are fun to see as is Nessmucks Pontiac and beaver-trapping. Glen's garden and Geezer's favorite spot in the park.
So with all our diversity we have one thing in common. We are straight razor guys.
Have fun! Enjoy! Celebrate each other.
JMO
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06-04-2018, 03:17 PM #2
Aesthetics may attract someone to a Porsche, but until you have actually driven a race car in street clothing, you have absolutely NO idea how deeply the hook can get set.
For me, this is almost identical to my journey into straight razor shaving. When I first saw a couple of Dobson razors online back in 2012, I mainly thought they looked cool, nostalgic, etc. Then I started shaving with modern production, vintage, and custom straight razors while also learning to hone them at the same time (I rarely do anything half-a$$ed). Once again, I was a fish on a hook...but happy as a clam.
Other folks prefer living in McMansions and taking spendy vacations. As with all things, YMMV.--Mark
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06-04-2018, 04:21 PM #3
As long as you are not spending the mortgage or electricity money on razors it's all good I absolutely agree with the post above, utilitarian approach vs hobby. I started with the first, one DE razor, one brush and a load of Feather blades. Carried me for 6 years. I shaved and that was it. Since getting into straights I view it as a hobby. I like collecting razors, stones etc. Even bought my second brush last week
Whatever makes people happy.
Yes speedster, once you drive a race car in street clothing you do get hooked. Nothing like being able to drop from 6th to 3rd and take off like a bullet.
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06-04-2018, 04:24 PM #4
Unless you are a GM exec driving a pace car!
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06-04-2018, 04:28 PM #5
Yes, yes, just look at this awful, mass-produced Solingen piece of crap I threw my money at
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi0M2DQh...-by=mr__britva
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06-04-2018, 04:47 PM #6
I preferred doing double the curve warning speed limits without any fear of sliding out. Only getting 5,000 or less miles tread-wear on a tire really brought tears to my eyes though. Getting a good deal on a used Porsche was the easy part. Paying to insure and maintain the beast was incredibly painful.
These days, I cruise anonymously in an Ody-van.--Mark
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06-04-2018, 07:11 PM #7
This is my analogy regarding $1000 dollar razor vs $50. Marilyn Monroe is the $1000 razor, Anne Ramsey is the $50 razor.
Right both of them will do your housework cooking cleaning hoovering and if you are lucky scrub your back in the tub, my question to you which one would you choose if you could afford both.
“Wherever you’re going never take an idiot with you, you can always find one when you get there.”
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06-04-2018, 07:46 PM #8
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