Thread: Storing the razors....

I hope to have a total of nine (9) straight razors soon. At the moment, there is no "grand wall-mounted display case" such as I would love to build. I think what I will do is buy eight more silicon-impregnated sheaths from The Superior Shave and have each embroidered with the name of the razor. I plan to check on that work today.

What do you guys think?

Sounds like a safe way to keep them. IMO, I dont feel the silicon is needed. But it cant hurt.

nope it wont hurt. an ounce of prevention you know.

now on the other hand it really isn't needed either. just dry them properly and set them somewhere away from the bathroom, mine go in a safe when done in a shaving mug without any oil or socks or magic incantations. but if dry the socks will keep rust at bay, just don't put them in wet Tc

I probably should have mentioned "rust isn't my biggest fear, scratches on the scales are."

I have several wooden boxes that i have made dividers in (so far i have been able to find some appropriate sized cedar boxes at antique stores and garage sales). I was watching a show on the Gerstner tool chest company and they made the comment that the wooden drawers made a sort of micro environment to protect tools from rust. Makes sense to me. I'm also a firm believer in Renaissance wax for some extra rust prevention.

I guess what you do when you store your razors depends on what the house environment is like as far as protecting them from rust is concerned. My place is heated in winter and air conditioned in the summer so high humidity is not a problem. I dry the blade well, lay the razor out open for a few hours and then put it away. I may oil the blades if I go away for an extended period of time like a month or more. I have wooden boxes that I store mine in made from things like cutlery boxes. The only time they see that bathroom is when I shave with them. If I lived in a high humidity environment things would be a lot different.

Bob

Pencil cases. Everything kept dry and out of harm’s way

As others have noted above the trick is to keep them dry and in some sort of container that protects them. I keep mine in 7-day felt rolls that lay flat in a sealed tote box. I let them air dry first before I put them in the container. I used to oil them, but I don't bother anymore.

Anti-Corrosion Emitters - Lee Valley Tools
Anti-Corrosion Liner - Lee Valley Tools
Corrosion-Inhibiting Storage Bags - Lee Valley Tools
Lee Valley is not the only source for these types of product just an easy site for me to reference. There is also VCI paper.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Anti-Corrosion Emitters - Lee Valley Tools
Anti-Corrosion Liner - Lee Valley Tools
Corrosion-Inhibiting Storage Bags - Lee Valley Tools
Lee Valley is not the only source for these types of product just an easy site for me to reference. There is also VCI paper.

I frequently buy stuff that comes with those "DO NOT EAT THIS PACKET" moisture inhibitor thingies. I discovered you can reuse them if you heat them in a 200° F oven for 20 minutes or so. I put metal items into a plastic container with a few of these and they seem to keep well for several months. In the case of razors, I also either coat them with a light coating of paraffin oil or renaissance wax (for longer storage).