Thread: Straight razor storage

Originally Posted by Aaron27

I currently have approximately a dozen DE razors and another dozen straight razors. I currently have them laying loose in my drawer in the bathroom. I am curious how others store their razors.

I would like to find a better option than I currently have. My wife is not as big of a fan of razors as I am (crazy hey) and she does not want them out on display.

There is storage and there is display. The second is out for you.
Razors and humid bathrooms often not a good thing.

Hunt a cigar box or this time of year a near manly looking pencil box that you can keep them in.
A small box can hold "this week's razor(s)" and larger boxes can store a collection.

You want something in the box to slurp up any humidity... just the opposite of a cigar humidor.
Desiccant is the stuff marked "do not eat" that we all toss out. Recharge in a warm oven.
The good desiccant switches from pink to blue depending its state.
Google found...
Silica Gel Desiccant is made blue with cobalt chloride as an indicator.
Color changes from blue to pink when saturating.
Desiccant can adsorb moisture up to 40% of its own weight.
Regenerates at 350° F, in a drying oven for smaller applications.

Google for
Vaultz Locking Pencil Box, 8.25 x 5.5 x 2.5 Inches, Black

If you have kids look into child safe paper/gun/knife boxes.
A fire safe lock box can be inexpensive.

Keep them dry ...
If you have some old scales with Celluloid scales wrap each in a dedicated zip lock bag
perhaps with a rolled up bit of paper with baking soda to neutralize any fumes. <---- Celluloid is a special case

Celluloid is a special case air is your friend... pay attention some great steel has suffered badly from Cell-rot.

Originally Posted by niftyshaving

Hunt a cigar box

You want something in the box to slurp up any humidity... just the opposite of a cigar humidor.
Desiccant is the stuff marked "do not eat" that we all toss out.

Silica Gel Desiccant

I actually store mine in a cigar box as well, I also put them in their original cases.

Reason why? when I obtained my great grandfather's razors, they were stored in a cigar box, so that's how he did as well, ergo I copied the idea.
My cigar boxes are put in a big open wooden crate, where I threw in some silica gel packs.

I also oil all my razors, except for my daily shaver

Well, here's my modest rack. I just received it in a trade on another forum. He had never made one before. We exchanged ideas and before I knew it he made this. I thought it was too short. I wanted taller with slots on the top support so the razors could lean against it. I am glad he made it this way as I really like this better. There is a dimple on the bottom rest where the end of the razor rests, to keep it from moving around.