No idea really. More than a few... but not a lot.
How many razors do you have?
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Around 200 at last count, but I am something of a collector and do restorations as a hobby.
It’s not a few hundred but it’s still too many to reasonably use. There are some that haven’t been used in a few years. Currently, I keep them in vci bags stored away, I rotate through about 5 or 6 at a time for a couple weeks and then swap them out depending on what I am feeling.
I have 30 which I believe is about 25 too many. I keep four or five in rotation and will use a single razor for weeks at a time. I must admit that it took 30 of find those few; I just can't bring myself to sell off the extras.
rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
Try PIFing. It makes others happy and you feel good inside.
In 4 years I've managed to limit myself to 9 vintage straights, a new 5/8 Ralf Aust, and a couple of test/practice razors. I only shave three times a week but they all want my attention....ordered new scales for the 77 Herder & Sohn 5/8 Full Hallow= one more!
Friend the stories I have on that one. Lets just say that randomly beating my razor edge against the sink one day is on the milder side of crazy that I've seen. Anywho not the point here.She sure knew where to hurt you
Between 40-45 or around that. The inventory varies. I have/had some genuine treasures for sale but was not able to list them here and other shave venues are not all that functional.
May list a few in the upcoming months. We shall see.
Here are a few of the stable. Some have already moved on. Others have taken their places.
May list a few in the upcoming months. We shall see.
Here are a few of the stable. Some have already moved on. Others have taken their places.
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I have 15 total:
- 11 TI's (8 of which I had custom made by TI and ordered earlier this year), still haven't used them yet, my OCD has me afraid to use them since they are nice, lol. I'm looking to sell one of the new ones since TI made an error (I ordered a French nose but they sent me a round nose, they later sent me a French nose in the specs I ordered, so I have an extra (two of the same razor I ordered)). A two-day set of 7/8s and a seven day set of assorted 6/8 and 5/8 TI's with each day of the week having its own theme with a different color scales, stamping, some with spine work, round/French point, etc.
- 2 Sheffield razors (a Wade and Butcher arrow razor made in the late W&B era, and a Frederick Reynolds in Pua/Abalone shell that I will be looking to sell off)
- 1 Wadsworth square point made in Solingen, Germany that I will be looking to sell off.
- 1 Gold Dollar beater that I use to test hones or practice honing but never shave with.
- 11 TI's (8 of which I had custom made by TI and ordered earlier this year), still haven't used them yet, my OCD has me afraid to use them since they are nice, lol. I'm looking to sell one of the new ones since TI made an error (I ordered a French nose but they sent me a round nose, they later sent me a French nose in the specs I ordered, so I have an extra (two of the same razor I ordered)). A two-day set of 7/8s and a seven day set of assorted 6/8 and 5/8 TI's with each day of the week having its own theme with a different color scales, stamping, some with spine work, round/French point, etc.
- 2 Sheffield razors (a Wade and Butcher arrow razor made in the late W&B era, and a Frederick Reynolds in Pua/Abalone shell that I will be looking to sell off)
- 1 Wadsworth square point made in Solingen, Germany that I will be looking to sell off.
- 1 Gold Dollar beater that I use to test hones or practice honing but never shave with.
Maybe 12 DE razors (mostly vintage Gillettes), 6 vintage SE (all ASR/GEM) and 6 injectors (all vintage Schick except 1 PAL). I'm a user and secondarily a collector. During the last year, I have let my DEs rest and now use exclusively GEMs and Schicks. A GEM shaves very close to a straight razor, but without the scariness (to me). Much prefer the rigid feel of SEs and their blades over the wobbliness of DEs and their blades.
But how many straight razors?
I've only been using Straights for a month and already have bought:
1 Ralf Aust 6/8 full hollow
2 Thiers Issard Le Grelot 6/8 full hollow,
3 James Arman 6/8 near wedge,
4 Ertan Süer Mon fire destier 6/8 full hollow,
5 J A Henckels restored,
6 Union restored,
7 Wostenholm rattler restored,
8 Wade and Butcher 6/8
And now add 20 more that just bought as a lot for me to restore/clean and hone up
1 Ralf Aust 6/8 full hollow
2 Thiers Issard Le Grelot 6/8 full hollow,
3 James Arman 6/8 near wedge,
4 Ertan Süer Mon fire destier 6/8 full hollow,
5 J A Henckels restored,
6 Union restored,
7 Wostenholm rattler restored,
8 Wade and Butcher 6/8
And now add 20 more that just bought as a lot for me to restore/clean and hone up
rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
That's a nice little start.I've only been using Straights for a month and already have bought:
1 Ralf Aust 6/8 full hollow
2 Thiers Issard Le Grelot 6/8 full hollow,
3 James Arman 6/8 near wedge,
4 Ertan Süer Mon fire destier 6/8 full hollow,
5 J A Henckels restored,
6 Union restored,
7 Wostenholm rattler restored,
8 Wade and Butcher 6/8
And now add 20 more that just bought as a lot for me to restore/clean and hone up
None. After I heard that the British call straight razors "cutthroat" razors, I got too scared to use them. Seriously, the honing and stropping necessary to keep a real straight razor (as opposed to a shavette) sharp seem like too much work.But how many straight razors?
rbscebu
Girls call me Makaluod
Yes, about 1 minute of stropping before a shave and about 2 minutes of balsa stropping after each shave (never needs honing again) can be too much work for some.
Instead of the basla stropping you can forego that and spend about 15 to 20 minutes once every few months refreshing the edge on a whetstone. Me, I prefer a fresh balsa stropped edge for every shave.
Yes they are a maintenance item for sure, but for comfort they cannot be beaten.
I've only been using Straights for a month and already have bought:
1 Ralf Aust 6/8 full hollow
2 Thiers Issard Le Grelot 6/8 full hollow,
3 James Arman 6/8 near wedge,
4 Ertan Süer Mon fire destier 6/8 full hollow,
5 J A Henckels restored,
6 Union restored,
7 Wostenholm rattler restored,
8 Wade and Butcher 6/8
And now add 20 more that just bought as a lot for me to restore/clean and hone up
Carefull, it's a disease for which there is no known cure...
Too many! Probably around forty. But, they all get used!
My heirs can thin the herd...
My heirs can thin the herd...
Yes, the maintenance of straight razors is a requirement. It's easier to switch blades when they get dull. I asked a friend how he knows when to switch to a new blade. He said he switches out the old blade when he gets cut.
I have 14. Half are Japanese and the other half is mostly Germen and one French SR in the mix. Half of my collection is damascus. I use all of them and rotate them on a regular basis.
