Thread: How many razors in you rotation?

I currently own a little over 200, but lately only one in Rotation its a 8/8 filly I have absolutely fallen for, just perfect irritation free shaves.

I have 8 and have only used a straight for a month.

There's a blurry line between rotation and collection.

I have fourteen (14) in rotation - if you can call it that... I pick the one that strikes my fancy and shave. Sometimes I shave with a couple for weeks on end while others sit lonesome and bored, sometimes for months.

On the other hand I have a bunch (calling this a collection would be preposterous) sitting in cigar boxes, maybe a hundred and twenty (120) in different state of disrepair, that will be fixed/honed/restored/rescaled any day now, not counting the twenty (20) or so that have been cleaned, honed, used once and deemed not pretty/cool/nice enough to be in the "rotation" pouches.

I own four but in the past year or so I've pretty much settled on #1 (my grandfather's Dixie 5/8) as the "daily driver".
#2 (Dovo 5/8 full hollow) is the backup, ready to step in if I drop #1 or ding it on the faucet.
#3 (Dovo 5/8 half hollow) lives in the second bathroom, for occasional use when SWMBO and I have to get ready at the same time.
#4 (Dovo 6/8 full hollow) sits in the drawer most of the time - I got it to try out 6/8s and I've found I'm more of a 5/8 guy - but I'll pull it out every now and then just for fun.
They're all excellent shavers and I enjoy all of them, but if two of them disappeared I'd still be content. Don't touch my grandfather's Dixie, though - no amount of money could make me part with that.
I use only straights nowadays so I wouldn't want to have fewer than two usable razors.

Love your quote Str8shooter!!!!!!

I actually shave with 2 razors a day. I do my main WTG and ATG with a 8/8 revisor extra. And finish off those pesky area's with a 5/8 Dovo Bergischer Lowe. I used to have more razor's I shaved with but I eventually sold them and am sticking with my main 2 until after I get married this summer and have more money, stinking wedding saving! haha

Originally Posted by anthogia

I'm new to wet shaving myself but when alls said and done and I get them back from my honemeister I'll have 15 in my rotation..... got a bit of RAD real quickly!

Edit: I now have 22 razors and de in my collection. That's it for me for now....

I have 2 in rotation, 3 that need to be sent away for honeing I got on ebay(Price was right) and 2 that need restoration that im trying to decide if i need a new hobby and want to restore myself

Originally Posted by Str8Shooter

about 120ish in rotation with about 12 in the restore phase.
Paul

HUH??? how is that normal??

You assume that any of us are normal after a few bouts of RAD