[StraightRazorDave]

Hey everyone,

I was wondering how many of you used the same razor daily. I only have one straight razor so far, so I have to use the same razor everyday. I know there are different "myths" floating around about resting your blade, allowing the microscopic teeth to realign themselves, yadda yadda yadda... Somewhere I read someone post that if you wanted to shave daily, you should have at least 2 razors in your rotation to avoid using the same razor 2 days in a row...

So does anyone use the same razor for mutliple days in a row??? Does it affect shave quality if you do???


Dave

[Chris L]

That's normally my MO. I'll typically get attached to one particular razor and shave with it daily for a month or two or until the edge needs refreshing, then put it aside and go on to another one exclusively for awhile. Weird, but I don't seem to have interest in using a new razor each day in a continuous rotation. I've been using a DD Dwarf as my go to razor for months and only recently swapped it out for a Larkin extra hollow that's holding its own. I just keep going back to that DD though!

Chris L

[Damon]

I use a few razors throughout the week but when I started out I was using the same razor daily. I don't think you need to worry to much about resting your blade unless your a barber and do multiple shaves a day then it might be a concern.

[AusTexShaver]

My favorite shave is a TI and I've used it daily a lot. I recently aquired a Dovo and started rotating them but I keep coming back to the TI...probably because I haven't got the Dove honed to where I want it yet.

I've noticed no difference in using the TI every day vs every other day. The only reason I can see for multiple razors is delaying the need to re-hone as long as possible. As tough as my beard is I need to hit the hones monthly whereas if I had a 7 day set I would only need to hone a couple times a year. So I guess you can pick your poison...hone one razor a month or several at a time (or in rapid succession if they don't all go dull at the same time) or some variation on that theme depending on frequency of use.

[chief]

In the beginning I only had one Klaas to shave with, no trouble whatsoever.

[gssixgun]

ONE RAZOR !!!!!!!
Sacrilege !!! Blasphemy !!!!!! Somebody get a rope ......

Man don't say that my wife might hear ya...
I told her they have to rest for 30 days minimum

And that 60 days was way better for the steel

[Seraphim]

One razor is all you will ever need.


I currently have seven...

I used to rotate on a weekly basis, using one razor for a full week before going to the next. No problemo whatsoever. Just strop that bad boy and go.

That was when I had only three razors. Now that I have more, I sort of just go for the "flavor of the day", whichever one appeals to me at the time.

You may choose sanity, and a single razor, and be a happy, happy man.

Or you can try all sorts of different razors, enjoy the different sensations of a full hollow, wedge, 1/4 hollow, stainless........you get the idea....there can be a remarkable difference in the feel of the shave between two razors. As long as they are honed correctly, they all will give you a nice shave, but they will feel different on your face.

But then you will spend all your late evening hours prowling Ebay for vintage blades, scouring the classifieds here at SRP along with the rest of the nutcases here...

Enjoy!

[Mike7120]

Originally Posted by gssixgun

ONE RAZOR !!!!!!!
Sacrilege !!! Blasphemy !!!!!! Somebody get a rope ......

Man don't say that my wife might hear ya...
I told her they have to rest for 30 days minimum

And that 60 days was way better for the steel

That's my story as well, and I'm sticking to it!

[gary haywood]

I now own 12 razors some brand new and some vintage. I like to use them all so i swap my razors after a week.

[thebigspendur]

One razor? har, Har, Har. Sorry. Actually I can remember way back when I only had one.

Its nice to have two just in case your one and only needs honing or rescue work and your in a hurry but otherwise the business about resting is just an old barbers tale.

[Lt.Arclight]

I never use the same razor 2 days in a row. I have 5 favorites in the rotation. Each has its strong points and weak points. None are the same. And I rarely FEEL the same everyday.

[kaptain_zero]

26 ready to go razors here, 6 brushes, 14 creams and about a dozen different soaps......<sigh> I have to fight the urge to use just 2 razors, 1 brush and 1 soap....... If I allow myself to do what I want, I'll use just one junker razor until it's too dull and then grab the other (same brand strangely enough) and use that until the original one is honed back up and ready to go.... I literally have to force myself to use the others here and there, but I always seem to go back to the two old reliables...... probably because they were the first two razors I successfully honed to my satisfaction and the fact that as junkers, I wouldn't feel all that bad if I dropped one or nicked the edge... I do have a nice Joe Chandler that I'd love to shave with all the time but it's so shiny and nice..........<sigh>.

Back when I shaved with DE razors, it was a religious rotation of creams/brushes/blades and razors.... somehow, it no longer seems to matter... only that I shave with a straight matters!


Regards

Kaptain "A day without a straight razor shave, is a day wasted" Zero

[StraightRazorDave]

After reading all those replies, I really want more than one razor!!! I've already written up a christmas list of shaving things that I would like to get.... If only I had more money so I could buy all those things now instead of having to wait........ But then again, who wouldn't want more money to buy more razors??

[kubrick]

Originally Posted by StraightRazorDave

After reading all those replies, I really want more than one razor!!! I've already written up a christmas list of shaving things that I would like to get.... If only I had more money so I could buy all those things now instead of having to wait........ But then again, who wouldn't want more money to buy more razors??

Another victim enters the fold

[gus01]

I only used one razor for several years, and mostly, unless one needs a lot of touch honing, then I'll use another. I usually use the same razor everyday (or just about) for about a month or so, then I'll switch to honed up one. But like the other has said, having two is ideal, incase you happen to drop one and chip it.

[xman]

One razor is fine, but it's at least good to have a backup in case something happens to your daily, you've got somewhere to go.

X

[Big Red]

I have two shave ready, but I don't like how one shaves me, compared to the other, and they are the only two I've tried. I was worried that after however long its been (at least a couple of months) the daily needed honing. I remembered that the starter strop I had bought had green paste on the backside. I ran about 20 strokes on there, then the other side about 30-40. I don't know how the hanging hair test is supposed to be done but if I take one of my wives hairs it still cuts fine. has a little ping sound kinda. anyways, I now feel rushed though to get some others shave ready, just in case.

I got major addiciton and went from 2 old inherited razors to 16 more!!! but thought about it and am going to pair it down and work on getting "fewer nicer". there's a U-Tube video where a guy straight shaves and his razor is gorgeous. A few that when I'm shaving I can really admire in the mirror and I'll be fine.

till then, same razor every day (actually about 4 days a week, I don't shave fri-sun unless something special going on).

Red

[hoglahoo]

I use the same razor daily, although I have switched to other razors ever few weeks