Thread: Daily rotation, or weekly?

I do a daily rotation unless a razor really jumps out at me to be used.

I tape my four straights in tandem so that I get a nice, clean 4-bladed shave just like the new Gillette cartridges. I had some trouble shaving between my nose and upper lip until last week when I coughed and sliced my nose clean off. Now it's just swipe swipe swipe and I'm done!

i prefer a weekly-10day rotation for each razor. this gives me time to really use the razor, enjoy its unique properities and shaves. this also is about the time it takes me to use up that perfect edge thats oh-so-smooth. not that it isn't a great shave after 10days but i find that i enjoy it just slightly more if i take it back to the pasted paddle/stone for a couple laps. i try to hone all hte razors at the same time. put them in my box, and use them 1 at a time till they are all used up and then take them all back to get sharpened.

~J

I don't shave daily (but I will, if I have to)

It seems I prefer to use a limited number of razors, which is a shame for all the others sitting there ignored. The select group undergoes some changes once in a while.

I use only 3 or so soaps, same for brushes

Cheers
Ivo

If my facial hair growth allowed me to shave every day I would, but I only get enough growth to enjoy shaving every 2-4 days. I choose my razor the eeny meeny mineey mo method. I'll eventually get to them all. I have about 8 razors in my rotation.

I still have yet to shave with my SRP LE yet. I always remember to use it AFTER I shave. I'll have to shave with it next....

Originally Posted by poona

But your razor is a wee gem.

My wee gem needs a hone badly.

Daily, but lately, I've been really happy with how I've been able to hone up a couple of my razors---notably, a Filarmonica 12 and a Wostenholm Pipe Razor--- so I've used them for several consecutive days.

Now, to get that Genco I've been working on shaving as well . . .

I kind of pick and choose without thinking about it. Right now I'm into restoration, so I'm doing more test shaving than rotational shaving. Sometimes I'll pick one of the razors simply because I know it hasn't been used for a while. The forgotten stepchild thing. They need love too! I also have two of Colleen's soaps to choose from. That causes me more consternation than anything! Which to choose, which to choose?

Hey. I don't like the sad face after the "I only have one razor" choice!
I have only one razor BY choice!
I went through 4 to pick a favorite, ditched the others, and use just that one.
One wife...one house... one dog... one kayak... one razor. Simplify! Makes sense, doesn't it??!! (Broke the trend on kids, though. Have three of them.)
Ron

Originally Posted by Ron A

One wife...one house... one dog... one kayak... one razor. Simplify! Makes sense, doesn't it??!! (Broke the trend on kids, though. Have three of them.)
Ron

IMHO its too much fun making kids to only have 1.