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minderasr
11-30-2007, 05:26 PM
What do you guys use to protect your straights during long term storage? Coating of mineral oil perhaps? What about protecting the scales (if necessary)?

TIA
PalmettoB
11-30-2007, 07:47 PM
What do you guys use to protect your straights during long term storage? Coating of mineral oil perhaps? What about protecting the scales (if necessary)?

TIA

I think I light coat of mineral oil would be fine. If you have horn scales, you just want to make sure that where you are putting the straights isn't accessible by bugs, so you won't have the nibbles you see on a lot of older straights.

You could always wrap them gently in acid-free paper and store them in a plastic bin. I'm not sure about celluloid scales. Maybe Bill can chime in here about those.
IsaacRN
12-01-2007, 12:44 AM
Alot of the guys at SRP use this

http://japanwoodworker.com/product.asp?s=JapanWoodworker&pf_id=02.167&dept_id=13099
Bill
12-01-2007, 03:40 AM
Alot of the guys at SRP use this

http://japanwoodworker.com/product.asp?s=JapanWoodworker&pf_id=02.167&dept_id=13099

Good stuff... it's cheaper here (http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=756)

Most of the time I don't use anything except those little pillow bags that feel like they have salt or something in them. They absorb moisture... I can't find the link or remember the name of the dang things. The cardboard boxes the vintage razors came in absorb the moisture as well. I would not store any razor in those plastic boxes without oil, though.
Michael
12-01-2007, 09:07 AM
...those little pillow bags that feel like they have salt or something in them. They absorb moisture... I can't find the link or remember the name of the dang things.

Silica gel...

http://silicagelpackets.com/index.htm (not an endorsement - never heard of these guys. Info only)
PalmettoB
12-02-2007, 12:48 AM
If you are lucky enough to find one, you could also use a roll-up case that barbers used made of leather with loops to hold the straights in place.
minderasr
12-02-2007, 12:15 PM
Unfortunately I don't have any of the cardboard boxes the razors originally came in. All are loose, and currently sitting atop my dresser. At some point I'd like to have some sort of display for them, but I'm not sure what/how just yet.

Thanks to all who've responded.
IsaacRN
12-02-2007, 01:22 PM
There is a nice display case on Classic Shaving. Taz on SRP had some custom display racks made in a thread on SRP. HE was giving info on how much they were if you were interested in that also.
Kenrup
12-11-2007, 11:16 PM
I will coat razors with Dovo Sterol oil and place in a plastic toothbrush tube. It works very well.
jnich67
12-12-2007, 10:30 AM
Unfortunately I don't have any of the cardboard boxes the razors originally came in. All are loose, and currently sitting atop my dresser. At some point I'd like to have some sort of display for them, but I'm not sure what/how just yet.

Thanks to all who've responded.

Maybe cigar boxes? Might not be the prettiest thing, but I would think it'd get the job done.

Jordan
Kenrup
12-12-2007, 11:47 AM
Maybe cigar boxes? Might not be the prettiest thing, but I would think it'd get the job done.

Jordan

For me that's a great big DUH! :signs140 I have some very nice cigar boxes and the Spanish cedar would help keep the bugs out. I would even think some of the freebie humidors that Internet cigar sites sometimes give away with cigar orders would be ideal. They control the climate and look very nice too.
Bill
12-12-2007, 01:11 PM
Cigar boxes and stackable plastic bins, that's what I say too. But don't forget the silica gel packs. Not one of those razors has oil on it, by the way.
Kenrup
12-12-2007, 04:57 PM
Cigar boxes and stackable plastic bins, that's what I say too. But don't forget the silica gel packs. Not one of those razors has oil on it, by the way.

OHMYGOSH!!!!!!!!!!! :1respect:1respect:1respect:1respect

I've never seen so many razors!

Okay, if you could have only one, what would it be?
qhsdoitall
12-12-2007, 05:00 PM
OHMYGOSH!!!!!!!!!!! :1respect:1respect:1respect:1respect

I've never seen so many razors!

Okay, if you could have only one, what would it be?

Are you trying to short circuit him! :eek: :eek:
minderasr
12-12-2007, 06:22 PM
Cigar boxes and stackable plastic bins, that's what I say too. But don't forget the silica gel packs. Not one of those razors has oil on it, by the way.

:shocked003 Wow! So many razors!

:1respect
Bill
12-12-2007, 08:03 PM
:shocked003 Wow! So many razors!

:1respect* prefacing the following sentence with an indignant chortle*
That's only one of the cabinets with razors. Sheez Louise...:rolleyes:

:D
Sejanus
12-12-2007, 08:14 PM
* prefacing the following sentence with an indignant chortle*
That's only one of the cabinets with razors. Sheez Louise...:rolleyes:

:D

I had a feeling you had more.. it just seemed to me like that amount of razors was..small.. :D
bg42
12-12-2007, 09:34 PM
If you are lucky enough to find one, you could also use a roll-up case that barbers used made of leather with loops to hold the straights in place.

Dont use leather what ever you do ,it may be ok temporywith oil but long term the acid in the tannins used during manufacture cause the razors to rust (BIG TIME)
Kind regards Peter
PalmettoB
12-13-2007, 01:12 AM
Peter, I think the old barber cases had canvas linings. I might be mistaken.
2Sharp
12-13-2007, 07:54 AM
OHMYGOSH!!!!!!!!!!! :1respect:1respect:1respect:1respect

I've never seen so many razors!

Okay, if you could have only one, what would it be?

Just like potato chips, one is not enough. :D

bj
1Adam12
12-19-2007, 01:31 PM
Now I know why I could not find the razors I wanted at my local flee markets, and antique stores. Bill has them all!!! :rofl Now I am going to have to venture out into the hills, and valleys of Virginia seeking out little known shops in the sticks. :D
Queen of Blades
12-19-2007, 02:56 PM
Welcome to The Shave Den, 1Adam12!
Sejanus
12-19-2007, 03:01 PM
Welcome 1Adam12!

Yeah.. Bill is basically the straight razor fairy.. he goes around and gives each little boy or girl a nickel for their old straight razors... :rofl
Queen of Blades
12-19-2007, 03:04 PM
Welcome 1Adam12!

Yeah.. Bill is basically the straight razor fairy.. he goes around and gives each little boy or girl a nickel for their old straight razors... :rofl

OMGosh! Did you just call Bill a fairy??? :eek:

Better be careful, he might go Sweeney Todd on ya!
Sejanus
12-19-2007, 03:28 PM
OMGosh! Did you just call Bill a fairy??? :eek:

Better be careful, he might go Sweeney Todd on ya!

How threatened could he be.. he would be a fairy wielding weapons!
qhsdoitall
12-19-2007, 03:46 PM
How threatened could he be.. he would be a fairy wielding weapons!

That would make him a Warrior Elf. Don't want to mess with them. You see what they did to those Orcs in Lord of the Rings? Dang!
1Adam12
12-21-2007, 12:34 PM
Thanks for the welcome. Bill actually let me know this has been where he has been lurking, and I missed his humor over at SRP. I decided to come over and snoop around. :D
Michael
12-21-2007, 12:46 PM
Bill does have a certain wit about him, doesn't he? :D Welcome to The Shave Den!

Oh, and as for the cake-pie thing? Cake doesn't suck...but pie is DEFINITELY better!