Blade Disposal Slot in the Medicine Cabinet

I checked out my relatively new (4 yrs old) medicine cabinets and no such luck. I may be able to use a razor blade to cut into my cabinets which are plastic. I really like the idea of doing this.

 

Well, here's a photo of mine following the foam insulation install.
Of course, this all happened prior to me taking up traditional wet shaving. I'd love to use it, but it's really not an option now.

 

I used to have an apartment on the 17th floor of a building that had one of these the color was teal (same as the rest of the bathroom) but basicly the same. I wish I was DE shaving back then. Now im left wondering just how far the blade would have fallen :S

 

Use mine all the time.

 

I think Merkur collects and resells them.

 

That explanes so much ! lol

 

Now this one is sexy. There is a major antique crawl happening in a few sundays near my house I'll keep my eyes open for you Jody

 

Yep, mine looks like this one. I'm definitely going to use it.

 

Yes - I have one and use it. The blades are stainless steel and should not rust.

 

Just moved into a 1919 Milwaukee bungalow and found this in the medicine cabinet. So cool! Googled it and was thrilled to find this recent thread. Also neat that the house was built in 1919 ans the patent on the razor drop says 1930 which means this is part of an early 20th century bathroom renovation/upgrading. I'm not a straight razor shaver but I will be now!

 

It just seems awfully wasteful to me, since the metal can be recycled.

 

Most recyclers don't want to handle them due to small size, sharp conditions, and they can be considered a bio-hazard just like medical sharps.
Most metal scrap recyclers want more massive sizes so that is easier to handle in the recycling process and that reduces their overall operations costs.

 

Here, we can recycle them, if we put them into a sealed container, but not loose. Since I use a blade box anyway, this is not an obstacle.

 

Welcome to The Shave Den!

I think you might be mixing up the terminology. If you wanted to use that slot, you'd want to use a double-edge razor, or safety razor. A straight razor has a blade that is not normally replaceable and is reused.

Stick around, ask questions, and enjoy yourself. If you want to get into using a double-edged razor, this is a great place to start learning!

 

ok ... How did you ever find these?? I'm impresses!