Thread: Straight Razor care questions

Originally Posted by Laos

I've tried numerous times and it just wont upload a simple 200k jpg photo so I give up for now. My concern is that the leather feels wrinkled on the smooth side as if the strop was folded too much or too far. I've been massaging it with my palm hoping it gets better, any other suggestions?

Put it up on a free hosting site like imgur.com and when its uploaded, it will give you a forum posting link for the image. It will start with [ img] and end with [ /img]. No spaces in square brackets, I put them in so the forum software doesn't think I'm posting an actual image link.

I was born and raised in Jersey City a long time ago, There was an old Italian Barber shop on Central Ave IIRC, There was quite a few. I remember one on Hutton st.? Anyway, The library here is full of razor care info. I do rinse mine after use to make sure all the soap/cream is gone, I try not to get the pivot pin wet, then I wipe it dry with a towel. The razor sits out on my bathroom counter on a paper towel to dry. When I get home from work, I wipe the blade down with one of those silicone treated gun cloths. It leaves a protective film on the blade. I've been doing this for years, and haven't had any trouble.
Either that, or you can use a very thin coating of Camelia oil, or mineral oil.

Good luck....

Rich

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Put it up on a free hosting site like imgur.com and when its uploaded, it will give you a forum posting link for the image. It will start with [ img] and end with [ /img]. No spaces in square brackets, I put them in so the forum software doesn't think I'm posting an actual image link.

Yeah, those horizontal lines might not be doing your edge much good. Might be time to pick up a new strop and strop dressing or neatsfoot oil.

Originally Posted by zib

I was born and raised in Jersey City a long time ago, There was an old Italian Barber shop on Central Ave IIRC, There was quite a few. I remember one on Hutton st.? Anyway, The library here is full of razor care info. I do rinse mine after use to make sure all the soap/cream is gone, I try not to get the pivot pin wet, then I wipe it dry with a towel. The razor sits out on my bathroom counter on a paper towel to dry. When I get home from work, I wipe the blade down with one of those silicone treated gun cloths. It leaves a protective film on the blade. I've been doing this for years, and haven't had any trouble.
Either that, or you can use a very thin coating of Camelia oil, or mineral oil.

Good luck....

Rich

Tnx Rich, yea there where quite a few oldtimer barbershops still around here a decade ago. My guy was on Westside Ave not too far from Lincoln Park, but the shop closed like so many others. I came back to JC, I'm on Marin blvd now and even downtown the local barbershops have been replaced mostly by unisex salons and mani-pedi places.