Thread: Bought from flea market this morning: M. Tregor & Co.

Look at what I picked up this morning from a flea market.

Scale and blade is in surprisingly good shape. In fact, blade is sharp, but obviously not shave ready and has rust here and there. There's some spine wear, likely from honing. I looked at the edge through a jeweler's loupe and and can spot some micro-chips on the edge, nothing major. Scale seems intact. I'm not sure if it's wood or not. What's even more interesting is on the INSIDE of the scale, there are RAISED initials, "A.W." on both sides.

One side is stamped "M. Tregor & Co. Warranted Made in Germany", other side is stamped with "Oriole".

I was originally hoping to buy a sacrificial razor for me to practicing honing on a 4K/8K Norton... But what do you all think? Sacrificial razor or worthy of restoring?

By the way, I googled M. Tregor & Co. and found: http://www.hairraisingstories.com/Pr...REGOR_ERB.html

Welcome,,,restore it & practice your honing on it. Read the library section & the honing section well,,,,then start your journey.

Doesn't look any worse than my first razor I honed with and it survived. I would knock that rust off before you start honing.

Originally Posted by Trimmy72

Doesn't look any worse than my first razor I honed with and it survived. I would knock that rust off before you start honing.

I'm trying to right now with some Silvo + old terry clothe and elbow grease. I'm barely moving that rust, especially that glob on the spine on the toe end. What do you suggest? a Dremel with clothe wheel?

No,,,No,,,,God No,,,,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

No,,,No,,,,God No,,,,,,

+1
No machines....That cloth wheel will grab the razor and slice you open
so no machines if you want to make a 3rd and 4th post

Work it out with some wet/dry sand paper, moving up through the grits,,,,,,,some 000 steel wool & a lubricant.

got it. thanks for saving my life! time for me to ace hardware for those sand papers. any particular grits? The highest they got there is 1500.

by the way, what's the easiest way to take the scale apart without destroying it so that I can put it back together later? I figure it'll be easier and more effective to work on the entire blade without it being nailed in between the scale.

Before you take those scales off, do you have pinning materials?
If not, i would work some of that sandpaper in between them and "floss" around the pin with thread and abrasive cleaner.
The boys above are right about dremel tools, they can catch an edge and fling a chip 1000 miles per hour right at your forehead
Have fun, take your time and use a light hand
MIke