Thread: leather razor case opinions

Not sure if this is the right place to show this and i might be pushing the rules a bit but i need your opinions. I have been working on a leather straight razor case and would like your ideas/thoughts on the design. My goal was to make a case that fits most razors. This means that some will be a bit sloppy if they are on the small size. Should i make more than one size? if you were shopping for a razor case would this bother you? Here is what i have so far.
All opinions welcome.

I like it. If the razor is a bit small, the owner can always stuff some cotton balls or cloth in the bottom.

Looks very like the cases Theirs-Issard furnished with their razors, maybe still do. I don't store razors in leather personally. A prejudice carrying over from handguns in holsters, and knives in sheaths being subject to corrosion if stored that way. I have been curious if it could be an issue with razors since I bought my first TI years ago, but not curious enough to try it.

Neil Miller once posted one of his many educational posts on leather, where he said there was a difference in the properties of vegetable tanned, and chrome (?) tanned leather, with the former being safe to store razors in, and the latter not ........... IIRC .........

Personally I do not like leather razor cases. They hold moisture and the tanning chemicals can affect the razor. But the work is beautiful.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

Looks very like the cases Theirs-Issard furnished with their razors, maybe still do. I don't store razors in leather personally. A prejudice carrying over from handguns in holsters, and knives in sheaths being subject to corrosion if stored that way. I have been curious if it could be an issue with razors since I bought my first TI years ago, but not curious enough to try it.

Neil Miller once posted one of his many educational posts on leather, where he said there was a difference in the properties of vegetable tanned, and chrome (?) tanned leather, with the former being safe to store razors in, and the latter not ........... IIRC .........

I have read some of those posts and my thoughts are thus: it is veg. tanned so it doesn't have acids that some other tanning methods do. I have a pistol that's been stored in it's holster for years and no sign of rust. I think it's more of a environment issue that causes rust than the leather. if it's damp where it is stored than it will retain moisture. if it's in a damp place than it will rust no matter what it's stored in.
I'm going to store a razor in this case and see what happens. (could be a while so stay tuned). In the mean time i'll say they are for transportation and short term storage.
thanks for your thoughts.

Oh, i tried to make it unique from other cases on the market (not quite like TI) this is molded leather so it is rather rigid and offers more protection than a soft case.

Originally Posted by tintin

Should i make more than one size? if you were shopping for a razor case would this bother you?

I think a case that corresponds with the size of the razor would be more attractive to me than one that was too large or on the snug side. Since it seems to be a hand made custom type of endeavour why not make a large, medium and a small, based on average razor sizes, and wait for orders to see what is most popular?

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Nice work, sir. Very nice, IMO. Anything artisan I find beautiful. I think the design is just fine. If you are doing this for yourself, I personally might add some knurling or design around the edges and/or your initials in a monogram form on the front or on the flap, but for mass production, it's a functional case. I just bought a few from Amazon for travel. Sure wouldn't mind a hand-made artisan case. But my leather-working is as bad as my drawing. And I have trouble drawing stick people in proportion.

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Well it is the first razor case that seems attractive to me, perhaps because of the toe pincher style combined with the rigid formed case. It looks good. Perhaps you could make small medium and large cases. Large to blade an inch and higher, medium for blades 5/8 to 7/8 and a small one for 5/8 and smaller. Or even just the two. I have no idea how much work that might be.

Could you add some sheepskin lining to make up for different sizes?

I realize that could add to some possible moisture problems but protect the scales from movement......