Concerned that I might ding the edges of the razor blades as I set the razor down between passes, I tried to come up with a way to protect blades.
After a bit of thought and a bit more of scrounging I found a simple, cheap, solution: a plastic lid to from a small jar of chicken bouillon cubes.
It's worked wonderfully for years with every razor in my collection.
The plastic lid isn't bothered by water, doesn't scratch or react to my razors, is very portable, and can be easily replaced (if ever).
I place the lid upside-down on the counter so my fingers can go inside past the rim to better grasp safety razors by the handle.
The lid's rim is just tall enough to keep safety razor's edge away from the counter surface. Pictured below is a Gillette "Fat Boy". Even the head of my largest safety razor, a Merkur "Vision", is held above the counter surface when placed on the lid.
The lid does the same for my straight razors and shavettes; though in a different way. Resting the spine of the razor across the lip of the lid, with the scales off to the side, keeps the razor's edge angled upward in the air, touching nothing. The rim of the lid is tall enough that I can easily get my fingers under the pin portion to safely pickup the razor.
The razor in the photos below is my Adoration Ax, 292 Giesen & Forsthoff, Solingen-Germany, (age unknown). I bought it at a local junk sto... erm,... purveyor of fine antiquities.
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