Thread: General maintenance on straight razor ?

The single most important thing you can do for your razor is to keep the pivot area dry. That is, don't ever let that part get wet in the first place. You accomplish this by using a dry hand to hold the razor. If water does get into the pivot area, use tissue paper to wick it out, let it air dry, and then oil it. For most of the rest of the blade, just keeping it dry is sufficient because it is exposed to air.