One month with SRAD

There is nothing weird about getting up on a Saturday morning, laying out all your razors, taking pics of every razor related item you own, and posting them online for a totally random group of dudes to look at and comment on.. simply because we all like to remove the hair from our face with unnervingly sharp objects.

If you asked me about straight razors one month ago i would have responded with something like "you mean that thing from that creepy Johnny Depp movie with the chick from Fight Club?".

Things have changed..

Here's the damage.

Antique stores, ebay, and the Dovo from Lynn.

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The workshop.

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The tools.

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My soap collection.. so lame.

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And of course one brush was not enough.

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Now off to the antique stores..

That is a nice start.

That's one month? Oh man, you've got it bad. We're not random dudes though. We all have the same disorder.

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Originally Posted by BeJay

That's one month? Oh man, you've got it bad. We're not random dudes though. We all have the same disorder.

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It's a pan demic ( the word i have heard on TV)

Yep, I predict next year you will be getting that many razors in single lots and your shop/apartment will have a roll up door :<0)

I have a gut feel that your shelf space will need expanding from the soaps you will be purchasing in the not too distant future. ;)

you have it bad! it must stop now or it will only get worse! the only cure is to send all your razors to me (a licensed RAD therapist) and i will dispose of them properly.(It's the only way to get rid of the guilt).

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Originally Posted by tintin

you have it bad! it must stop now or it will only get worse! the only cure is to send all your razors to me (a licensed RAD therapist) and i will dispose of them properly.(It's the only way to get rid of the guilt).

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No.

lol.

:gl:That's a good start. Now start looking for iwasakis, heljestrand ivory, jnats, morris and forndran, simpson manchurian, filarmonica #14's, friodurs, and a few custom razors to even the collection out. Time will tell how deep your addiction runs :gl:

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Originally Posted by prodigy

:gl:That's a good start. Now start looking for iwasakis, heljestrand ivory, jnats, morris and forndran, simpson manchurian, filarmonica #14's, friodurs, and a few custom razors to even the collection out. Time will tell how deep your addiction runs :gl:

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Ah yes, the early years....reminds me of gathering and collecting my first 7 Day set of Wade & Butcher, Celebrated FBU's, good times, good times.....:o

Simpson Manchurian? Not yet....darn!

Look at what you have learned in a month. Much knowledge other than the actual act of cutting a hair.

You will know you are into it if you stop on your vacation at a rock cut to see if that stone will make a good hone.....:o

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Ah yes, the early years....reminds me of gathering and collecting my first 7 Day set of Wade & Butcher, Celebrated FBU's, good times, good times.....:o

Simpson Manchurian? Not yet....darn!

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Phrank, how many seven day sets of FBU's do you have???

"CAUTION"!!! Thats exactly how I became infected..[emoji38]
Same pattern of events too.
You definitely gonna need a roll up door, a seperate honing station, saws and drill press area.....soon!!

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Originally Posted by outback

You definitely gonna need a roll up door, a separate honing station, saws and drill press area.....soon!!

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Luckily for me my little brother is moving down south this spring. We have a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment in a single story building so i'm definitely moving the workshop in there. The attached bath will be the honing room, and his room will be turned into 'Matty's Metal Shop and Straight Razor Emporium"..

I already ordered the sign.

My current AD is the jnats.. I've been reading everything i can find about them. So dangerous to have a very disposable tax return on the way and a very strong desire to have a Karasu pattern finisher resting just in front of my katana. It would be the finishing touch to my dojo style bedroom and possibly the end of my current relationship.

To quote King Willie.. 'Ain't no stoppin' what can't be stopped.

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Originally Posted by MW76

Luckily for me my little brother is moving down south this spring. We have a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment in a single story building so i'm definitely moving the workshop in there. The attached bath will be the honing room, and his room will be turned into 'Matty's Metal Shop and Straight Razor Emporium"..

I already ordered the sign.

My current AD is the jnats.. I've been reading everything i can find about them. So dangerous to have a very disposable tax return on the way and a very strong desire to have a Karasu pattern finisher resting just in front of my katana. It would be the finishing touch to my dojo style bedroom and possibly the end of my current relationship.

To quote King Willie.. 'Ain't no stoppin' what can't be stopped.

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Friends have been calling my shop
THE HOUSE OF BLADES
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One month!? And it's great to have this forum because we can all share and admire sharp things while our spouses roll their eyes and wonder what is wrong with us:)

Look her in the eye and ask,
"I don't do heroin or hookers. Are hones ok?"

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Originally Posted by DeObfuscate

Look her in the eye and ask,
"I don't do heroin or hookers. Are hones ok?"

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Ironically for her she is the one that lit the fuse by giving me the Gold Dollar for xmas.

That poor girls had a rough month.

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Ironically for her she is the one that lit the fuse by giving me the Gold Dollar for xmas.

That poor girls had a rough month.

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The razor? [emoji38]

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The razor? [emoji38]

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Yup. She signed her own death warrant with it.

Very nice setup for just a month! In a year, multiply this by 12 or more. It will get worse as time goes on but then there's worse things a person can be addicted to so why not be addicted to legal things that won''t hurt your insides but at the most cut yourself as long as you don't cut your jugular! I have a Jnat I bought a long time back & didn't know jack about them but I have been researching them lately. The one I do have is mounted on a wooden base & has Japanese writing on the bottom so I hope I can get someone to translate it for me. I didn't pay that much for it but it may turn out to be better than I thought!

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Originally Posted by engine46

Very nice setup for just a month! In a year, multiply this by 12 or more. It will get worse as time goes on but then there's worse things a person can be addicted to so why not be addicted to legal things that won''t hurt your insides but at the most cut yourself as long as you don't cut your jugular! I have a Jnat I bought a long time back & didn't know jack about them but I have been researching them lately. The one I do have is mounted on a wooden base & has Japanese writing on the bottom so I hope I can get someone to translate it for me. I didn't pay that much for it but it may turn out to be better than I thought!

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Thats no lie Steve..
This is my basement set-up for the winter. Once the weather breaks, it all goes back to the outside shop.
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Just zoom in and expand

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Originally Posted by engine46

Very nice setup for just a month! In a year, multiply this by 12 or more. It will get worse as time goes on but then there's worse things a person can be addicted to so why not be addicted to legal things that won''t hurt your insides but at the most cut yourself as long as you don't cut your jugular! I have a Jnat I bought a long time back & didn't know jack about them but I have been researching them lately. The one I do have is mounted on a wooden base & has Japanese writing on the bottom so I hope I can get someone to translate it for me. I didn't pay that much for it but it may turn out to be better than I thought!

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Show some pics of the jnat steve!