Thread: Where is the best place in the house to keep a straight razor?

I don't oil my razors, I really don't see the point and need for this if you have dried the steel and keep it out of humid warm places, if not then oil to preserve it. I store mine in an antique red glass jar on my dresser in my bedroom, it actually stores like 10+ razors, the rest all sit in their respect coffins.

No problems so far.

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Properly dried and on top of my dresser (it is a gentleman's dresser, so it is high). As stated by others, my wife knows nothing about conserving hot water, so the bathroom is not appropriate.

Originally Posted by sarend

Properly dried and on top of my dresser (it is a gentleman's dresser, so it is high). As stated by others, my wife knows nothing about conserving hot water, so the bathroom is not appropriate.

Funny, that is my situation exactly, except I currently have five people living at home and the bathroom obviously steamy alot. With that and living in high humidity Florida, I keep mine on my dresser as well. Eventually I want to make a box with those "anti-humidity" packets in it for storage.

Originally Posted by frustratedSRuser

Where is the best place in the house to keep a straight razor?

In a case, in a bathroom drawer

I used to keep mine under my pillow at night. All the movement would sharpen them while I slept but I got tired of having to replace pillows all the time.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

I used to keep mine under my pillow at night. All the movement would sharpen them while I slept but I got tired of having to replace pillows all the time.

I feel this response should be moved to the stropping section

My youngest son (nearly 4) can get into the high shelves - so I now keep my razors locked in my travel box.

It has a cheap combination lock that only takes me a moment to open - hopefully by the time he can crack the code he'll be safer around sharp objects.

... of course he can still get to the sharp things in the kitchen!

If you like looking at pics - my travel box is down the bottom of this link:

http://straightrazorpalace.com/shavi...-you-do-3.html

All the best,
Michael.

I keep mine in its Dovo Eyeglass case in the bedroom.

I keep mine in a padded travel box I made up that also carries my shaving cream and brush and strop

Mine are dried meticulously, then bound in chain and wrapped in a towel like a burrito. Then I tape the towel closed and secure it in bubble wrap, probably around 30 or so layers. After this, I put it in a thick, wooden box with a padlock keeping it closed. The wooden box is then glued to the top of a high dresser and buried in the backyard upside-down, 7 feet deep. Upon covering the hole, I place no less than 9 wolves around the hole to ensure no intruders. Those 9 wolves have laser-beams attached to their heads and are protected by 4 guard-dogs each. My backyard is also in a castle, surrounded by a moat, with a single draw-bridge guarded by a troll named Hank. This troll must ask you 3 questions in order for you to pass. Generally, the third question is about the location of the Ark of the Covenant or the existence of extra-terrestrial life on Neptune's second-largest moon.

Thank God I only shave every other day...