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    I think the main problem is to find the right razor. Mind you, I would miss all my other razors, but I could easily live with just one (6/8ths Le Grelot 1/4 hollow in case anyone wants to know...). But I had to go through various widths and grinds to find that out.

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    You need one more razor than you already have, re-evaluate tomorrow and you will get the same results!
    “If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” (A. Einstein)

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    Quote Originally Posted by English View Post
    Two is the optimum number.

    One to use and one as a backup.
    I agree with this. One would be enough if there was no downtime for resharpening or repairing
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    Quote Originally Posted by jbcohen View Post
    I have only two straights and the reason why I have two not one is simple, got the one and realized that I really preferred stainless steel rather than the carbon steel that I had. Needless to say the second is a stainless, and I do not intend to get anymore for at least ten years when my four year old is old enough to start doing the job himself. I would image the only thing that I would purchase now would be a strop, don't have one as yet as I am leaving that to the future once I can learn to shave with the straight first - one step at a time.
    What if your kid prefers carbon steel?

    You do need a strop of some sort to use before every shave, so put that on top of your short list.

    As for the OP, I'd agree that two is the minimum.
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    Yup, I think I just need 1 more razor....maybe 2....

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    one is fine until you get rad i went from one to five overnite it seems like

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    i like my timor but i just got my red imp so i've only had one shave with it. don't have a thies-issy yet so i have no clue whether or not i'd like them...
    and there's the problem, you end up with several (dozen) before you find the one you can't do without.
    but i will say this, i do like carbon over stainless over all, the timor is just really lightweight compared to my dovo. and that reminds me, eventually, i'll have a zowada. and i want a japanese style straight just for the experience of using one (i hope you see where this is going)

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    Quote Originally Posted by lawman2 View Post
    Straight razors are like guns and fishing rods. How ever many a man wants, that's the right number.
    Doesn't the saying go: "Beware of the man who only has one rifle"

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    Fortunately for me I have approximatly ten years to go before I need to teach my son this task. I have years to learn and experiment and get it right myself before I have to show him what I learned. I understand what jfreashsho is telling us. Fortunately I have one carbon and one stainless razor, he can have his pick as soon as he understands the difference between the two.

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    I got by for fifteen years with only one razor just fine. After finding this site, I now have six. I will probably get one more so I can round it out for a one week set. After that I will start to recycle. I will get another but I will also get rid of one thus mainting the status quo of seven.

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