Thread: My bathroom drawer

As I promised, let's have a look inside my drawer...

Dovo #4580 full hollow 5/8


A.Feist&Co. Luna 5558 Full hollow approx. 1910-1923


Kama #42 half hollow 6/8 approx. 1950-1970


Wacker Old Sheffield...on his way home
As I told in my presentation I am a lousy photographer, I apologise. if any of the information listed above is incorrect or incomplete, feel free to correct it. Tks!

Those are some fine razors! My first straight razor was a dovo prima silver steel like yours.
I have also had a Luna and Kama and they are fine examples of vintage razors. Most Luna razors I have seen are big blades.

Originally Posted by Badgister

Those are some fine razors! My first straight razor was a dovo prima silver steel like yours.
I have also had a Luna and Kama and they are fine examples of vintage razors. Most Luna razors I have seen are big blades.

Thank you very much Badgister, the words of a great expert make me proud! I don't think I will become a true collector, I would like to stop at seven razors and you know what my dream is...

I have that Dovo myself. And i used it last night. Coincidence. It was one of my first 5 razors if i had to guess.
I did end up changing out the stupid pins that came with it to real pins and collars.
You have a good start going. Lets see what its like a couple years from now.

Stopping at 7 razors?

Good luck with that.

Straights are like Doritos, ya can't have just one.

If your still young, my premonition after 30 years, your drawer should look like this.




There's so many cool styles and grinds, gotta try em all.!!
It can be relatively cheap, if you get into restoring them yourself. As many of us here, do.

I keep my razors in this box and won’t allow for more razors than it can contain. So if I acquire a new razor I like, I will typically sell one I don’t use as much . It keeps my hoarding (collection) under control.

Originally Posted by outback

Straights are like Doritos, ya can't have just one.

If your still young, my premonition after 30 years, your drawer should look like this.




There's so many cool styles and grinds, gotta try em all.!!
It can be relatively cheap, if you get into restoring them yourself. As many of us here, do.

Dear Outback,
you left me wordless, what a wonderful sight! Unfortunately I'm not young (54 y.o.) and with only 20 wet shave with the SR under my belt I believe I'll be satisfied with just a handful of good razors...But I think I'm passing this passion on to my son (15 y.o.) who is now checking his chin every morning...

Originally Posted by Dobel

Dear Outback,
you left me wordless, what a wonderful sight! Unfortunately I'm not young (54 y.o.) and with only 20 wet shave with the SR under my belt I believe I'll be satisfied with just a handful of good razors...But I think I'm passing this passion on to my son (15 y.o.) who is now checking his chin every morning...

I started at the age of 17. But I kept to only one razor, till around 2015, when I was directed to this forum for insight to restoring these gems. Most of which cost only $5-15.00, at flea markets and antique shops.

P.S. that was an older pic, there's been many more added to the pile, since. They now cover from the late 1700s, to today's modern steels of Dovo and Boker.

Yep. Some of us got a couple extra razors laying around.