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08-28-2014, 06:55 PM #1
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Thanked: 8Razor storage
I'm new to straights, but already have a few in my "rotation", if you can refer to it as such (that RAD is creeping in early!)
I've seen some beautiful storage cabinets folks are using, like here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ool-chest.html, but generally speaking, I presumed people tend to keep their shaving paraphernalia in the bathroom, problably in a drawer somewhere for easy access.
I was mistaken.
I've been reading that with the tendency for carbon steel to rust, the bathroom (potentially a humid environment) is less than ideal for storage. So that brings me to my problem:
I have been relegated by other members of the (ahem) family to the basement bathroom. I really don't mind actually, as there is more room down there, and I renovated it recently so all is up to snuff. I'm quite comfortably. However I really don't wish to store my razors upstairs somewhere and have to bring them down every morning when I shower/shave...
Ideally I would keep my razors where I will use them - and that means the basement bathroom. And therein lies my problem.
I'm looking for a method to store my razors while:
1) minimizing risk of corrosion, and
2) avoiding the daily "fetch" when I realise I have to head back upstairs retrieve one
Although it's now renovated, it remains a 70+ year old house, in humid southern Quebec (mean annual relative humidity of 70%), and to boot, I'm in the basement bathroom.
I do use a dehumidifier, and according to the hygrometer, I'm able to keep the place around 50% rel. humidty - for whatever that's worth. Hygrometers are notoriously imprecise, and humidity determination is complicated.
So, what are my options:
Sealed box? Storage container with a desiccant? Just leav'em in the drawer? Will the dehumidifier be enough? Any suggestions are welcome...