Thread: Straight razor storage

If the pivot area gets wet there are several products you can use. Q-tips are one and they have several small dabbers women use for various purposes. Even a tissue will absorb the water and if you have some of that canned air for cleaning electronics they will blow the water out.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

If the pivot area gets wet there are several products you can use. Q-tips are one and they have several small dabbers women use for various purposes. Even a tissue will absorb the water and if you have some of that canned air for cleaning electronics they will blow the water out.

Great idea! I have a bunch of that canned air stuff for my computer projects... putting a can in the bathroom right now!

The worst place to leave a razor is in a bathroom. The changing humidity is not
good at all.

Originally Posted by Mvcrash

The worst place to leave a razor is in a bathroom. The changing humidity is not
good at all.

Probably right but so far I don't really have much choice. I'm working on a little shave shelf that will eventually get the metal out of the bathroom. But I haven't noticed much deterioration in two years. If any. Again. That's qualified by my use of vintage blades that besides having a new edge, are mostly in need of cosmetic restoration. If I had a fancy new blade I would probably not keep it in the bathroom.

After drying the razor with a tissue, I do a few strokes on the strop, post-shave, then I take my razor, partially open and set it carefully on top of my bedroom cable box, which is warm (and obviously dry) for a few hours. Then I put it in a special compartment in my jewelry box, also in the bedroom.

I store mine in an old ammunition can. It's pretty much exactly the same height as most razor coffins are long, so they can be stored horizontally or vertically. And the rubber lip around the top keeps the weather out.

I don't use water to clean the blade. Wipe it clean on a towel using at least one damp and then one dry towel spot.

As insurance, I then rub around the pivot with a fat pipe cleaner. Next rotate the blade 180 degrees and rub again. Once the pivot is done run a different spot of the pipe cleaner inside the scales from pivot point to back .

Polish the blade and scales with one of those lint free cloths.

The final step is to strop. Hope this helps.

Dave