My wife and I are trying for a little one, and a thought crossed my mind - how do I display my cool shaving stuff without the little one cutting himself? I'm talking a couple straight razors, 4 safety razors, etc. I know I could remove the blades from my razors each shave, but do you put them.... Where? In an old dispenser perhaps? And I suppose the straights would just have to be locked away... ops: Are there any ideas for still being able to display this stuff and be child proof?
Wall display case? There are some cool pipe racks that hang and with slight mods they can hold razors.
It looks like you have two issues: what to do with blades currently in use and what to do for display. For display, put a lock on it or put the display out of reach. Or both. When they're old enough give them the "you can cut yourself" speech. For disposal, yes, put the old ones in an old dispenser. You can really pack 'em in. Or you can repurpose a number of old containers. I've used a plastic laundry detergent bottle for this purpose. Worked well. And keep your razors back from the counter. Our kids are generally not in our bathroom, but just in case I keep only one razor loaded, and store it farthest from the edge with other containers in front of it. We have three kids and none have injured themselves with my razors yet.
I have been in search of an old style medicine cabinet with a wooden door with a large glass window in the door. I think something like that with a good 4 shelves would hold the collection. . .. ... .... for now
Good luck in your attempts! You won't even believe all the stuff a little one can find to get into. They tend to grab anything they can reach so I just try to keep everything high enough or far enough away that they can't get it. Razor and pack of blades being used is up on the top shelf of the medicine cabinet. All my extra blades and razors not being used are in a shoebox (or three) on the top shelf of a closet. For blade disposal, I mostly use the slot on the back of a plastic blade dispenser or a medicine bottle with a child proof cap kept in the medicine cabinet.
Simple... retinal scanner at the door to the bathroom, NOT programmed for the little one's eyes. Good luck. No kids here, but I can see this as a huge concern.
Both guidance and supervision are essential. Prudence would dictate that the razors and other dangerous items would be kept out of a toddler's reach. If your razors are in a display case, then that display case needs to be locked, or at least closed in such a way that a toddler cannot open it. Children will eventually grow old enough to reach the razors on a sink or in a medicine cabinet, or to open a securely closed display case. By that age, they are able to comply with rules forbidding play with potentially dangerous items. That includes kitchen cutlery, razors, matches, etc. The key is to set rules the child can understand, and then consistently and fairly enforce those rules. The same thing goes for behaviors, such as "Don't play in the street". Explaining why a rule exists is important, lest forbidden fruit be sweeter. Back in the old days, shavers used a straight razor or safety razor and often no with special shave den or storage facilities. Their children were safe because they were supervised and told "It's very sharp and you will cut yourself if you touch it. Don't touch!" or something to that effect.
I just ordered my first straight and for the same reasons (kids), I had previously ordered an aluminum locking display case. Now this is the cheap locking kind where the key actually bends when you use it, but it does what it's designed for. I keep my knife and eventually my straight in there, I also use the extra space for displaying other collectibles.
My daughter is little and childproofing is a constant process. Razors are just as dangerous as knives and other kitchen items that I have - so I maintain the attitude that everything in her reach she may have. As long as you adjust to their height, you have the potential to keep it out of reach until ages of reason and logic.
