Straight Razor Roll

[battlemunky]

I keep my knives in vegtan and they are fie. I mainly use carbon steel so they can rust but don't really. Brass and copper will if they contact the leather, like the bolsters on a Buck 110 are impossible to keep from going green unless you are using it often.

As far as straight razors though, I'm a bit more picky. I currently keep them rolled in some anticorrosive paper and in one of those small tool boxes with a zerust pack in it just to be safe.

My knives though, I don't have any collectibles so I can just take them out and knock any rust off of them if need be. Beat it through a log or carve something and the rust goes away too.

[MacB]

Nice and clean work indeed... I plan something similar but for Bottles with some sort of essential oils for a friend of mine... and I will use felt for the corpus, leather for the strap and canvas for the flaps --- so maybe felt would come in handy also???

[YinTx]

2 hours ago, Stetson912 said:

@YinTx veg tan is what you want to use if it's contacting metal. If I understand correctly, common brass is mostly copper and zinc. It will tarnish over time, Unless you clean it regularly. I don't believe it matters what it's sitting in. I'm not a knife or metallurgy expert though. This is just what I've experienced myself. 

Thanks for the info.

2 hours ago, battlemunky said:

As far as straight razors though, I'm a bit more picky. I currently keep them rolled in some anticorrosive paper and in one of those small tool boxes with a zerust pack in it just to be safe.

 And from what I am reading, if you are concerned about your metal, don't store it in leather.  IE, if you have a nice pistol or rifle, don't store it in a leather holster?

Stormcrow, I think I failed to mention:  Nice roll!  I tried to make one a while back, it was a complete failure.  Haven't had a chance to try it again.  But for sure I will take a look at your design and construction before I do!

YinTx

[battlemunky]

Yeah, I think if you have anything of real value you want to keep nice and pristine, you store it elsewhere but can carry it in leather.

[kiwican]

I have seen leather tool rolls with plastic and kydex inserts in the compartments. When the blade is removed the sheath comes out with it. I have also seen one where the sheath was drilled and stitched into the compartment 

[Stetson912]

I've got a Ruger single six and a 1911 that live in their holsters. No problems. Just oil em every now and again. That said, they aren't super pretty valuable guns either lol. More utilitarian. I would agree with munky, if it's a high end something or another, best to keep it in it's own 'archival' case

[stormcrow]

Just finished this one, this time I've done the lining and pockets with suede exterior is veg tan.

 

[battlemunky]

Beautiful roll Sir!

[luxuryluke]

Wow, that roll looks wonderful. Nice work.

[Jake907]

very neat and professional sir, good job!