Wow 21 in 1.5 years that is like 1 razor in a month. I’m drooling
.Better get that missing GC.76 and 1.05 to complete the set.
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Wow 21 in 1.5 years that is like 1 razor in a month. I’m drooling
.Better get that missing GC.76 and 1.05 to complete the set.
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Do not tempt me. You are too new here to be trying to enable like that.Wow 21 in 1.5 years that is like 1 razor in a month. I’m drooling
Better get that missing GC.76 and 1.05 to complete the set.
At least they are not high priced razors. That's the excuse I have for that. I think actually that my Game changer is my most expensive razor. The .76 plate is kind of interesting, but I have enough.....for now. Razors seems to trickle in and the number just slowly but surely increases.
At least I did not buy 2000 blades in my first month or two like you! You are well on your way to be a first class blade hoarder.
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It was actually me who hoarded 2000 blades in 2 months. 200 more coming.
@Jaybyrd is the high end RAD collector who we tease to get Tedalus.
On the side note, isn’t it hard to monitor all those manually? Suggest to try shave den app, it does monitor everything for you.
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Yes i spotted my mistake and I had to go back and correct my mistaken identity. Yes you are the BAD person and @Jaybyrd is the RAD guy. Got it!It was actually me who hoarded 2000 blades in 2 months. 200 more coming.
@Jaybyrd is the high end RAD collector who we tease to get Tedalus.
On the side note, isn’t it hard to monitor all those manually? Suggest to try shave den app, it does monitor everything for you.
Actually I have a shave log in google sheet and my razor usage and loads of other things are calculated automatically for me so no sweat. As long as I put in SOTD I am good. You probably have seen my month end/beginning statistic dumps I do here in my journal. It is from the same data. I just made a new pivot table in sheets.
I have all kinds of things in my spreadsheet. Razor, Blade, Razor vs Blade, Soap usage, Razor usage and more. I did look at the shave den app, but I think it is just for Apple I think and I am an Android guy. Unless it is a sideloaded app for Android and not on the play store.
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And the blade "manufacturer" has entered the chat. Maybe blade tycoon is a better title. You and @WhiskerLess must be kindred spirits or something.
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Yep and every Batman needs a Robin the boy wonderIt's the same thing as the Bat Signal going out, my friend.
Received a letter from AT & T last week, it was addressed to my Dad, he died October 2014. Yes I forward his mail 10 years ago to me. Letter stated his Idenity could be stolen because of recent A T & T DATA BREACH. Technology again failed twice.
It was actually me who hoarded 2000 blades in 2 months. 200 more coming.
@Jaybyrd is the high end RAD collector who we tease to get Tedalus.
On the side note, isn’t it hard to monitor all those manually? Suggest to try shave den app, it does monitor everything for you.
Yes i spotted my mistake and I had to go back and correct my mistaken identity. Yes you are the BAD person and @Jaybyrd is the RAD guy. Got it!
Actually I have a shave log in google sheet and my razor usage and loads of other things are calculated automatically for me so no sweat. As long as I put in SOTD I am good. You probably have seen my month end/beginning statistic dumps I do here in my journal. It is from the same data. I just made a new pivot table in sheets.
I did look at the shave den app, but I think it is just for Apple I think and I am an Android guy. Unless it is a sideloaded app for Android and not on the play store.
@WhiskerLess might be rubbing off on me...I just got 100 Permasharps and have 100 Nacet and 100 GSB on the way so I am getting there, although I may need a place to stay if my wife finds my stash
Here is my drawer of razors I have amassed since February…the Karve Bison, the Henson ++, and the blue Henson are not shown here oh and the 1912 Gem that I got restored. The Leaf Twig & Thorn are in the silver cases. And the black Rockwell 6S is in a travel case. Haha. I think I’ll slow down for now. But I’m sure I’ll find something when I venture to London in July!
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For some unknown reason I suddenly feel a sense of relief!@WhiskerLess might be rubbing off on me...I just got 100 Permasharps and have 100 Nacet and 100 GSB on the way so I am getting there, although I may need a place to stay if my wife finds my stash
Here is my drawer of razors I have amassed since February…the Karve Bison, the Henson ++, and the blue Henson are not shown here oh and the 1912 Gem that I got restored. The Leaf Twig & Thorn are in the silver cases. And the black Rockwell 6S is in a travel case. Haha. I think I’ll slow down for now. But I’m sure I’ll find something when I venture to London in July!
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@WhiskerLess might be rubbing off on me...I just got 100 Permasharps and have 100 Nacet and 100 GSB on the way so I am getting there, although I may need a place to stay if my wife finds my stash
Here is my drawer of razors I have amassed since February…the Karve Bison, the Henson ++, and the blue Henson are not shown here oh and the 1912 Gem that I got restored. The Leaf Twig & Thorn are in the silver cases. And the black Rockwell 6S is in a travel case. Haha. I think I’ll slow down for now. But I’m sure I’ll find something when I venture to London in July!
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Great acquisitions there @Jaybyrd.
May need to prepare a 2nd drawer after London.
Don’t worry, it’ll pass
I hope we don’t move towards soaps and brushes.
My 30+ soaps don't look so bad now.This shows my razors in ascending use order. This way I know which razors that are coming up next. Now there are a couple of razors I will phase out and get rid of like the Leaf and others............oh my I just saw it........ I HAVE 19....NOOO..I HAVE 20 (I have a 2nd Gillette SuperSpeed)......NO I HAVE 21 RAZORS(I have a Gillette Slim that I have not used because it has a bent SB).. STOP IT.... I AM A HOARDER. How did this happen? This is bad! I am 1.5 year into this and I have 21 razors. See I should never have counted.
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Some very nice razors there though.@WhiskerLess might be rubbing off on me...I just got 100 Permasharps and have 100 Nacet and 100 GSB on the way so I am getting there, although I may need a place to stay if my wife finds my stash
Here is my drawer of razors I have amassed since February…the Karve Bison, the Henson ++, and the blue Henson are not shown here oh and the 1912 Gem that I got restored. The Leaf Twig & Thorn are in the silver cases. And the black Rockwell 6S is in a travel case. Haha. I think I’ll slow down for now. But I’m sure I’ll find something when I venture to London in July!
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Looks like you Cannon balled into that rabbit hole, I am impressed. Great job sir.@WhiskerLess might be rubbing off on me...I just got 100 Permasharps and have 100 Nacet and 100 GSB on the way so I am getting there, although I may need a place to stay if my wife finds my stash
Here is my drawer of razors I have amassed since February…the Karve Bison, the Henson ++, and the blue Henson are not shown here oh and the 1912 Gem that I got restored. The Leaf Twig & Thorn are in the silver cases. And the black Rockwell 6S is in a travel case. Haha. I think I’ll slow down for now. But I’m sure I’ll find something when I venture to London in July!
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So, what are your thoughts on your razors. Maybe commenting on the ones with ten shaves or more? Maybe rankings?
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Here are my rankings so far for my razors. I have included the ones below 10 shaves, but I will ignore those.
- RR GC .84P
- Solid SS Razor, built like a tank, pretty heavy
- Upper medium scale in aggressiveness
- Very efficient razor for me
- Has a fair amount of blade feel.
- I have to be on my toes a bit while using to not cause irritation, but if I do my job I am rewarded with a wonderful close shave.
- Too many shaves in a row with this razor can cause accumulative irritation for me.
- Not blade sensitive, but shines on the less harsh blades.
- Greencult GC 1.1
- Solid sleek SS Razor, less bulky SS razor
- Upper medium scale in aggressiveness
- Highly efficient
- Good amount of blade feel
- Got to be alert with this one. It can bite and has bitten me. If I do my part it is a great razor and produces the closest shaves of my razors.
- Too many shaves in a row on a daily basis will cause irritation.
- Have not experienced blade sensitivity.
- RR Mentor
- Zamak razor head. Usually put on an RR handle
- Quality issues. My razor have terrible alignment issues. However, I have been gifted another head from @Darth Scandalous that has much less play in the head. You have to pay attention to this before you tighten it down.
- Upper medium scale in aggressiveness
- Very efficient
- Good amount of blade feel
- Have to pay attention to the shave, but still an easy shaver. Very consistent shaver. Nice and close
- I can use this one the entire week without accumulation irritation
- No blade sensitivity noticed.
- Matador de Luxe
- Yummmmm probably my favorite razor at the writing of this
- Vintage Swedish razor(~1930's-1960's). I think it is plated brass, but I could be wrong.
- Very well build. Solid alignment etc.
- Medium aggressiveness
- Very efficient
- Fair amount of blade feel
- Easy razor to use. Autopilot almost. It can bite, but it is not often. Yields very high end shaves.
- No issues with irritation
- Very blade tolerant. I have tossed a good number of blades at it without any issues.
- KCG
- Modern Gillette, Zamak head and ? handle
- Alignment is solid
- VERY mild. Probably my mildest razor.
- Currently my travel razor, but that might change with the wind.
- No blade feel to talk about since negative blade exposure.
- Takes some skill to get good results. Hard to get top notch results, but very presentable results are easy. difficult to cut yourself with, but you have to be careful not to buff and polish too much to reach better shaves becasue it may cause irritation.
- No issues using it for an entire week.
- Does better with sharper blades. Although running Derby Premium through it was a great number of shaves.
- RR GC .68P
- Solid SS Razor, built like a tank, Pretty heavy
- On mild scale in aggressiveness
- Minimal amount of blade feel.
- Easy razor to use. Not much if any positive exposure so it requires higher degree of technique to get a good shave with it. Easy to reach DFS level shaves with it, but more difficult to reach upper end of DFS.
- No issues whatsoever with irritation.
- The most comfortable shaver that I have.
- Not blade sensitive really, but shines on sharper blades.
- RR SLOC
- Zamak head. Pretty well built. Looks cool
- No alignment issues.
- My favorite OC razor. Hmmm on second thought it is probably share with the Fatip Grande OC
- Medium aggressiveness and quite efficient.
- A bit of blade feel
- This one you need some skills to yield, but it is not difficult to use. Easy DFS level shaves
- Can cause a bit of skin tightness if you are not careful. also using this razor too many shaves back to back can accumulate a bit additional irritation.
- I cannot recall any blade sensitivity.
- Fatip Grande OC
- Plated Brass design. Looks cool
- Mine has a bit of alignment issues so attention while tightening it down is needed.
- Upper Medium aggressiveness and quite efficient.
- Smooth shaver once you learn how to use it. It does have a bit of a learning curve. This razor gave me probably my worst shave ever when I first used it. I had two fire burning, hot lava shaves.
- A fair amount of blade feel. It feels a bit "dangerous"
- This one you need some skills to yield, but it is not difficult to use, but the shave result consistency is a bit lower than the others. I have not used it in a good while so that may have changed.
- Can cause a bit of skin tightness if you are not careful. also using this razor too many shaves back to back can accumulate a bit additional irritation.
- I cannot recall any blade sensitivity.
- Swing SB
- Yummmmm might be my future favorite razor
- Vintage Swedish razor(~1920's-1950's). I think it is plated brass, but I could be wrong.
- Came with the original Bakelite handle so I use a RR vintage slim SS handle, which works great on it.
- Very well build. Solid alignment etc.
- Upper Medium aggressiveness
- Highly efficient
- Good amount of blade feel
- Easy razor to use. It can bite, but it is not often. Yields very high end shaves.
- No issues with irritation so far
- Very blade tolerant so far.
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