Thread: Collections!

This is my collection of shaving stuff (minus one straight razor), some of it I bought off of eBay, some I bought new and some I just came accross while antique shopping.

Please share your collections, I'd love to see them and I'm sure others would too.

How nice!
That towel makes the edges look a bit funny but its great stuff that you got there.
Congrats!

You've got some nice looking shavers there.

Very nice Once a couple things I purchased recently get here, I'll take a picture as well.

Hi, here is my collection thusfar with my being 50 some days struck with the urge to use a Straight Razor for shaving! I bought the majority of what You see from EvilBay and for the most part, I turned up some righteous goodies.

There is a new Dovo Black Star w red Paka wood scales, a Soligen Pearl King with gold wash saying "first Class" with MOP/cracked Ice looking scales and 3 pins which is my fancy one which has the words Pearl King inlaid with silver and green/blue background, , a Solingen made 2 pin razor with plastic wood looking scales which I have ready for finishing with the blade saying ""Silver Steel" on one side and "International Cutlery" on the other, then the Dovo Shavette followed by a Tuckmar which came with maybe 4 or 5 tiny divits, which I was actually looking for so that I could wipe out the edge completely and begin from scratch in restoring the edge, which now cuts paper effortlessly, but not hair, as i am in need of a finishing stone.

There is a combination hone with a brown medium grit and a cream w a fine stone which I paid $16 delivered. The stone is at least 70 years old and in most excellent condition. I am getting some good practice using this stone in conjunction with an 18" double sided leather strop, which I paid $14 delivered. I believe that I am about $225 into my Straight Razor collection and I am well satisfied thusfar.

Okay, I have a new razor on the way to me, and two are with Max getting the "treatment". When they all arrive home, I will post pics of the entire set up. For now here's a list:

Razors:
Le Grelot 1/4 hollow, ebony
J. Breidohr Les+++Croix 6/8
Filarmonica #13 Doble Temple
Filarmonica #14 Especial para barbas duras
Palmera #14 7/8 (with Max)
Henckels Friodur 7/8 worked spine (with Max)
Dorko 66, 13/16 (on the way)
British NEW, replated in Rhodium

Strops:
Tony Miller 3" Artisan red latigo w/linen
Kanayama Llama Brand, cordovan 70 000
Hanging felt, pasted CrOx

Brush:
Shavemac 177 custom 45 mm loft, 20 mm knot, in finest

Hones:
DMT 8C, 8EE
Shapton 1K, 2K, 4K, 16K
Coticule 8x3, 6x2
Nakayama Kiita 7x2

Thats a nice collection you have there.

I doubt my wife would agree with you. She keeps threatening to create a new website, swmbo.com, a forum for straight razor widows to share the horror stories of their husbands/boyfriends, etc razor collecting madness. She says Olivia would not be allowed to join, ha ha ha ha.

I keep telling her that in comparison to others, what I have is virtually nothing... Doesn't seem to help.

In reality, though she's pretty ok. As long as I don't go too overboard. I think I can get away with 7(8?). She definitely doesn't get the hone thing, though.

scott.

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Nice collection but if you can tell one is missing... Just kidding!

Here's my collection as of this past June. Not sure they would all fit on the island today. I couldn't tell you how many are missing though.

Soaps, creams, AS, mugs. strops and hones not pictured.