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    I refreshed a Torrey on a Naniwa 12k and Thuringian bout this morning.
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    I got this SR Drescher from the German bay about a year ago. It had a visible chip in the heel. I've discussed this blade in other threads. Three times I have killed the edge, thought I set a bevel, and finished on my coticule. Each time I shaved, I was severely disappointed and finished the shave with the daily driver. Not so today...Name:  IMG_20170225_151438.jpg
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    Reset the bevel on the King, honed on the Belgian with milk slurry diluting to water, finished on the coticule with 150+ x-strokes on water. I now know what weight of blade pressure feels like. Here's the proof...
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    So smooth. I've had edges provided by Glen and Vasilis. Maybe not quite like their's, but close. And this one was mine...

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