Thread: Razor storage question

Hello all,

How do you store your straight razors? Not ones that are not used often but the ones that you use regularly. I am finally going to be moving and won't have to keep them in my room in their cases. I know patina is natural with carbon steel but want to keep them in the best condition possible. I currently clean the razor after each use and before putting them away, wipe all fingerprints off to decrease the amount of oils on the blade. If I know I won't be using one of them for a few days, I apply a bit of oil to the steel. What do you do? So far, the blades look near mint condition. Thanks!

Strop 10-20x after a shave, wipe it good and dry, then wipe it with mineral oil. This is a tried and true method that you CANNOT go wrong with. In my rotation, I may not see a razor for 30-45 days and it has worked for me and my razor case is in the bathroom...so it goes to show that the method works.

+1 to the above advice. After stropping I dip my blade into a mixture of rubbing alcohol and mineral oil. Heres a link to a thread discussing exactly what you asked. Good luck! http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...y-storage.html

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Strop 10-20x after a shave, wipe it good and dry, then wipe it with mineral oil. This is a tried and true method that you CANNOT go wrong with. In my rotation, I may not see a razor for 30-45 days and it has worked for me and my razor case is in the bathroom...so it goes to show that the method works.

+1

Stropping after can take minute shaving gunge off the edge, and therefore prevent rusting

I like to run under warm to hot water, wipe off with soft loo roll, strop 60x (no need to do so much but i kinda like it), polish it up with another piece of loo roll, apply baby oil with a q-tip (cotton bud) then store it back in its case

Currently I store all my razors in their coffins. I don't even use any oil on them after shaving but I live in a dry climate so it seems to be okay. I am going to be buying a wooden storage box soon though.

After shaving I'll run them under the hottest tap water. Dry them on the towel and strop them 10x on linen. So far no problems. I also must note that I never get the razors wet past the cutting edge either. Water in the pivot area is a sure fire way to get rust.

For the ones in my current shaving rotation, I simply rinse clean, dry off with a towel, blow into the scales to remove water that managed to get in there. Then I leave the razor open until I get home, close it and put it back in it's box.

strfaace,

I store my 'rotation razors' in a 1.1 litre Tupperware like box that has a seal on the lid; the blades are coated in TufGlide, then put into the box. I have a sheet of fine bubble wrap on the bottom to stop them moving about too much. I can fit five (5) 5/8 razors in these.

My 'archive' razors are also stored in such containers - they stack very nicely

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

I keep my razors in a cubby in my headboard with dessicant in there. After I shave with one, I dry it off good and leave it lying open in there until the next day, whereupon I strop it 20 and close it. Closing one right after shaving is a sure fire way to get rust! I do not have to oil them doing this.

Thanks for the info guys!

All my razors are kept in my Office and every night before I go to bed, I swap the razor I used that day for the one I'll use tomorrow.