What is your storage ritual?

Just curious if it's just me or if there are others. When I store my razors after using them, I rinse the soap off, dry with a dry towel, strop, wipe it down with mineral oil, and then return it to it's knife roll.

Here's where I get a little weird with my ritual: the razors have to be with the etching side up and as I use my rotation I actually rotate them in the knife roll. For example, the last used will be at the bottom of the roll, while the others move up one spot. I have no earthly idea WHY it do it, I just do.:shrug:

C'mon fess up, what is your storage ritual?

EDIT: fogot a step lol. I spray the blade with rubbing alcohol to help dispell any water left after drying, then I dry it off before the mineral oil

I dry my razor with a towel, close the blade halfway, then reach up really high and set on top of the shelf right by my shower.

I rinse the soap off, dry with a dry towel, return to Dovo leather 7-razor case, put case on bathroom shelf and forget about it.

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I rinse and wipe the blade/scales thorughly after use. I than set the blade in a razor stand for a day before returning to my storage draw so it can get ample air. The next morning I return the prior day's razor to storage and place the day's razor in the stand after use.

I rinse the blade, strop-dry on a towel, wipe down with alcohol, dry again, then strop on the leather. Then I leave it out and open for 20 minutes or so while I finish getting dressed, etc. Then its away into the chest in the pic. Its either dry enough or air conditioned enough here that I don't see the need to oil them.

Jordan

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Originally Posted by jnich67

I rinse the blade, strop-dry on a towel, wipe down with alcohol, dry again, then strop on the leather. Then I leave it out and open for 20 minutes or so while I finish getting dressed, etc. Then its away into the chest in the pic. Its either dry enough or air conditioned enough here that I don't see the need to oil them.

Jordan

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I like that chest, is it a large jewelry chest?

Rinse off with HOT tap water, dry with a soft cloth and wipe with an Outer's Silicone Gun Cloth impregnated with R.I.G. ( rust inhibiting grease) Down here in sunny humid Florida you can't be too careful.

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Originally Posted by freebird

I like that chest, is it a large jewelry chest?

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Thanks, I think it was a travel desk of some kind. It was probably modified to some extent. My wife found it for me on Ebay. Its working out very well.

Jordan

It's super dry in my house, so I just rinse the soap off. If it's a carbon blade I'll swipe it with a towel once, for stainless I just put 'em up wet in my improvised razor stand. (a steel and ceramic toothbrush holder from target)

They're always dry and rust-free the next morning.

I rinse with hot water, wipe clean, strop, and place in back with my other razors. I don't have a great spot for them in my cluttered dorm room, so they sit out on a table right next to the bathroom door.

I used to have them arranged randomly so I'd get some variation in blade type for each shave, but now I keep them in weight order. I've also been randomly choosing instead of rotating through.

Other than the moisture in the shaving lather my blades don't touch water (such as the sink or basin). I wipe off any lather with two squares of tissue paper, fold and store on the top shelf of my closet.
Ernest

-Rinse it off under Max hot water.

-Wipe off excess water.

-Set aside to dry while wash face with cold water.

-Strop on cardstock until passes HHT.

-Wipe with rag impregnated with a combination RemOil and bearing grease.

-Put away.

OK -

1. rinse and wipe;
2. Blow between scales and around pivot pin;
3. wave razor around in the air rapidly for a few seconds;
4. leave them open on vanity to air dry for a half day or so;
5. Put them back in their coffins;
6. Put coffins in locked box (long story).

Because I have a lot of razors in the rotation, there is only really one way to fit them all in the locked box and still get the lid closed. I won't go into the details, but it looks a little OCD.

James.

I rinse with hot tap water blow air through the scales and wipe the blade with a towel and let stand open for an hour or so then some sterol and away they go.

Rinse under hot water.
Towell dry.
strop.
Until next time.

I used to use a hair drier before...will make the blade extremely hot..i just dont do it anymore...havent notice any diference.

I chuck 'em into a drawer, wide open and dripping wet, let 'em rattle around until they get rusty and chipped, then take fuzzy pictures of 'em and sell 'em on e-bay as "near-mint, vintage razors." :eek:

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Seriously, I rinse with hot water, wipe, and let air dry all day on top of one of my mugs, then put them in a porcelain cup on the counter until next time. So far, I've been fortunate to have no problems with spotting or rust.

I'm still trying to hone up some recent purchases, so any that didn't pass the shave test get set aside for more work. Any razors that "bite" me get receive a mild scolding before being put away. :D

ROFL I thought I saw one of your razors......a wade and butcher with a blade that looked like it could be used for a hacksaw.

Dry with towel and then tissue, put in case, close case, put in drawer.