in my best Popeye voice...Ah!, gug, gug, gug, gug, gug
the shank broke for two reasons...1st, the shank was badly rusted before I cleaned it up. you can see the rust through at the top of the shank in this pic (below) which obviously weakened the shank
Secondly, I have a bad habit of carrying my razors (after shaving) in either my hip pocket, or my watch pocket. The time this shank broke I was carrying it in my watch pocket and went to sit down (on the crapper of all places), and while dropping my shorts (denim...I was wearing denim shorts), the razor fell out of my watch pocket onto the carpet in between the shower and the throne, in two pieces
I don't leave a strop in either of my bathrooms, so I strop in the one walk in closet where I ahve the strop attached to a wall rack or out in the garage where I have a few strops attached to an adjustable metal shelving unit. the downside of these locations...I usually put my razor in one of my pants pockets after shaving and sometimes I'll sit with the razor in my pocket (say back in my home office), forgetting it's there. More than once I've left razors in my hip pocket and have sat all night on a razor. Worst damage done up to this point was to my better goldedge with minty schales, I sat on it for a long time and when discovered, the one schale was rather bent, inward....it's straighten itself out about 90% over time, but next time you buy a used straight razor and one of the schales look like someone sat on it, it might have been mine at one time
Best,
Jake
Reddick Fla.
the shank broke for two reasons...1st, the shank was badly rusted before I cleaned it up. you can see the rust through at the top of the shank in this pic (below) which obviously weakened the shank
Secondly, I have a bad habit of carrying my razors (after shaving) in either my hip pocket, or my watch pocket. The time this shank broke I was carrying it in my watch pocket and went to sit down (on the crapper of all places), and while dropping my shorts (denim...I was wearing denim shorts), the razor fell out of my watch pocket onto the carpet in between the shower and the throne, in two pieces
I don't leave a strop in either of my bathrooms, so I strop in the one walk in closet where I ahve the strop attached to a wall rack or out in the garage where I have a few strops attached to an adjustable metal shelving unit. the downside of these locations...I usually put my razor in one of my pants pockets after shaving and sometimes I'll sit with the razor in my pocket (say back in my home office), forgetting it's there. More than once I've left razors in my hip pocket and have sat all night on a razor. Worst damage done up to this point was to my better goldedge with minty schales, I sat on it for a long time and when discovered, the one schale was rather bent, inward....it's straighten itself out about 90% over time, but next time you buy a used straight razor and one of the schales look like someone sat on it, it might have been mine at one time
Best,
Jake
Reddick Fla.