Thread: Where Do You Keep the Regulars?

I've gotten to where I have my regular rotation of 7 in the bathroom. The rest are in holding in various stages of rest, restoration, cleaning or honing, or otherwise not in daily use.

The 7 that I use in daily rotation just sit in my shaving corner of the master bath. I picked up 2 really nice holders but at almost $100 a pop, I stopped at 2. So the other 5 SRs sit on top of a large jar of shaving cream and I'm afraid they'll get bumped off at some point. I ordered a few of Olivia's felt holders (one to hold 9 regulars and a big one to hold 18 "ready to come off the bench") and was about to mount them on the wall when the wife nixed the idea on grounds of - well - I guess because something didn't match.

So, where does everyone keep their regular blades, the ones you rotate through?

I keep my current rotation on top of the old drafting (or whatever it is, I picked it up at a flea market) box I store the rest of the razors, not in my rotation.

I keep a bunch of silicone desiccant bags in there with them too, just to be safe.

My regulars live in the top layer of my razor rack in this box.

Well I'll tell you, I have about 100 razors. So I have about 30 that are my rotation for the week. Then I have another 40 just for a weekend rotation and the rest are use now and then. My weekly razors either came with individual boxes or I got some pen boxes from BurlWoodbox.com and that's where I keep them. My weekenders I keep in a forstner box I bought a few years back and the rest I have either in a box vlad made for me or an old oak box I refinished a few years back.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

...I have about 30 that are my rotation for the week. Then I have another 40 just for a weekend rotation...

30 razors for the week??? You must have more hair than an orangutan!

You aren't one of those hair covered circus freak types are you? I mean no disrespect, those two dudes had some good looking ladies, last time I checked... which was never.

ndw76 that is a very nice razor box!

AirColorado I'm sorry it did not work out on the wall but maybe its better you fold it and put it into a drawer.

Originally Posted by 0livia

ndw76 that is a very nice razor box!

AirColorado I'm sorry it did not work out on the wall but maybe its better you fold it and put it into a drawer.

Funny - that's exactly what my wife told me! You sure I didn't speak German in a past life? :-) Anyway after seeing those boxes I went and bought a Thiers-Issard 7 day box - burlwood from Classic Shaving - it looks nice so I guess I'll have a home for the daily rotation blades in a few days. Your holders will be holding the ones awaiting their turn in the rotation - and to use when I travel as well as the upcoming talk I agreed to give to the barber school!

And here's a pic from the site. I looked at their 28 razor box but it's a bit too steep for me at the moment.

I keep mine on the sink in a couple pipe holders.

I just learned a painful lesson. I live in Thailand, well and truely in the tropics. During the dry season I can just wipe my razor once I'm finished with it and store it in an airy place. But now that the wet season has started there is a lot more humidity in the air. I have learned that I need to make sure my razor is well and truely dry before I put it away. Today I found a fair bit of rust on the last few razors I have used. So now, every morning before I put the razor away I have to hold it infront of the fan for a minute or two to make sure every last bit of moisture is gone.
The razor box will still be fine, but I have to make sure that they are perfectly dry before the are put away.

Pipe holders! Great idea Mkevenson! I wonder if it's too late to cancel the box order? That looks great and what an easy way to get at them - and let them dry properly.

Ndw I was thinking about that last week - how much humidity is too much before it starts to stain or rust the blades? No humidity at this altitude to speak of but I imagine it's a bit like Houston there - 98 humidity constantly. I wonder if the blow drier will cause any problems of it's own with the scales?