Thread: How many razors in your rotation?

I don't count them. That way when my wife asks the same question, I can still shrug my shoulders and say "I don't know Honey, a few".

Originally Posted by mumpig

Glad you asked since I have been curious myself. I currently have 28, with more on the way. A mixed bag: Dovo, Boker, Torrey, Janice, Case,Geneva, Hart, an SRP logo, Wapi, a few swedish and Sheffield. So that none of them feel slighted, they live in cups. Each AM I blindly pick one out, shave with it, strop and oil the blade then replace it into a new, "receiving" cup. When a cup has been emptied of all razors, it becomes the new receiving cup so that everyone gets used once every 28 (or whatever) days. Always looking for new ways to entertain myself -- usually not too difficult obviously.

I'm going to use your idea of moving razors from unused to used cup. I have 90 some straights, maybe 50 or more DEs, 30 or 40 SEs. I have razors in plastic cabinets, jewelry chests, on display boards and in mugs. I like using 2 straights in one shave and may use a Merkur slant DE or Futur DE or Paul Revere Schick injector for touch up in troublesome areas. I jump from wedges to 1/4 and half hollow to full and extra hollows on a whim each day. I'll try and make it more methodical and move from one cup to another.

Gentlemen:
I have trimmed my modest collection to 15 straight razors, all shave ready, and 12 double edge razors in various brands and models. I don't have a set rotation for either type of razor or model, and switch back and forth depending on my mood.

A couple of Thiers Issard (6/8 hollow, 7/8 half hollow), a full hollow 6/8 Le Grelot and a Wacker hollow 5/8 plus a couple of Merkur slants (long & short) and a Muhle r41. The DEs are mostly for when I travel and time may be a premium.

So far: Two straight: a dovo BQ and a hartsteel cocobolo and a DE merkur 23c that i use once in a while.

I have 7 straights, one for each day of the week. I own more but use the seven only, the others are on display at my barber shop. If I buy one I like better than one in rotation I just send it to the display and replace it with the new one.

Usually between 1-3