and then there is the whole shoulder, no shoulder, stabilizer, no satbilizer thing... I think no shoulder or stabilizer for me...Yeah, I have a Dovo Astrale full size which is 1/2 hollow. And I like it, but the others I have are full hollow which I like better. Damn--now I have to get extra hollow which I haven't tried to see if that is even better than full hollow...
How many razors do you have?
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Get an old genco extra hollow, they take a nice easy edge, they're cheap and plentifulYeah, I have a Dovo Astrale full size which is 1/2 hollow. And I like it, but the others I have are full hollow which I like better. Damn--now I have to get extra hollow which I haven't tried to see if that is even better than full hollow...
I’m about 18 months into using straights. Got about 15 in rotation and a few old sheffields sitting around waiting for a resto.
Maybe the best thing about getting into Sr’s was that I sold off most of my DE’s
Maybe the best thing about getting into Sr’s was that I sold off most of my DE’s
You are faster than me. I have been timing and it takes me about 5 minutes to do the balsa + leather maintenance strop. I typically use a different razor each day and batch strop during the weekend.
So I would classify myself as a collector - albeit one that only acquires razors that I can shave with. Currently somewhere around 80 and trying to keep that number from rising. I usually start the week with 6-10 razors set out for near-term use and I mostly pull from that pile. I will batch strop on the weekend - the favorites go straight back to the “use soon” shelf while others get put away and replaced by other razors. There are perhaps 10 favorites that are highly likely to be used in any 2 week period with the remainder being from the general pool. But there are weeks when I try to only use the less used razors. So pretty sure that the vast majority were used at least 1-2 times last year.
I can attest to this. I've had 2 and they do take a nice edge with little effort. They also shave wonderfully. In fact, I acquired my first Genco (a 6/8 fluid steel) a little less than a year in to SR shaving. Up until that point I had kinda been struggling to keep my SR shaves on par with my best DE shaves. That fluid steel was my first "ahh SRs really can shave better than DE razors." Shaving, honing, and stropping technique has upped my game since then. I get that feeling with most of my razors these days. Moral of the story, a full hollow Genco is indeed a good cheap razor.
7 less than a week or so ago. Thank you, B&B.
I promised my wife that when I retired I would start to catalog my straight razors. This is the majority of them but not all 
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Amazing and I'm sure they all cost under $10 each - according to your wifeI promised my wife that when I retired I would start to catalog my straight razors. This is the majority of them but not all
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.Oh she knows better, she basically wants me to write up an eBay listing for each one to "make it easy on the kids" when dealing with the estate.Amazing and I'm sure they all cost under $10 each - according to your wife
Well, I see the problem here. You are consuming way too much yogurt!I promised my wife that when I retired I would start to catalog my straight razors. This is the majority of them but not all
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I feel better now. I eat that much yogurt but I have resisted buying that many SRs.I promised my wife that when I retired I would start to catalog my straight razors. This is the majority of them but not all
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Probably well over 200.....not buying as many these days as the prices are nuts.
I stopped counting after asaṃkhyeya razors.
Ehh young and still find a good price here and there. Admittedly, it's not as easy as it was just a couple of three years ago. Getting a good price most often occurs making an offer on a lot of 6 or more (which admittedly, is bit of a gamble). And fancy etched razors in good condition are... well... not gonna be cheap.
I’m tipping that the Koraat at the front cost a little more tan that.Amazing and I'm sure they all cost under $10 each - according to your wife
So you’re the reason that there are so few good, vintage, razors left to buy. You’re single handed my controlling the market supply with that stockpile!I promised my wife that when I retired I would start to catalog my straight razors. This is the majority of them but not all
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Only three so far. I can't justify a huge collection and I just started wet shaving. I'd eventually like to add a vintage Gillette TTO razor but other than that, I'm pretty satisfied. I can only use one at a time and am happy with what I have.
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