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Thread: chipped up Torrey

  1. 12-31-2014, 02:27 AM #1
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    Default chipped up Torrey

    picked this up awhile ago and figured i would either clean it up or use the scales for something else .. well i got a wild hair and decided to do a quick rust removal and hone these little but not little chips out ..top razor ( actually it looked like it may have started to crack at the center chip )


    well i dont know how long it took but as of now with this progression of stones , the chips are gone and its popping hairs with ease so i guess a shave test is coming soon .. but for now its a solid 13/16

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    Great you saved it :<0) Don't just love it when things are looking up ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 10Pups View Post
    Great you saved it :<0) Don't just love it when things are looking up ?
    yes sir i do !! i should have waited though cause i think im gonna pick up a buffer next week and probably hit this thing with it .. least i know it will hone now ..lol
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    Last week I recovered a 13/16 notched Torrey in about the same condition (less chips) at a consignment store that stocks my brand of mustache wax; the lady put the little tin on the counter and there, through the glass, stared perfect Torrey scales with a plenty of rust showing. The pins were snug though, edge was nearly straight and the spine had the slighest of wear. Buffer with emery and tripoli + 10 minutes of Bar Keeper Friend + 30 minutes of MicroMesh 3500 thru 12,000 + 1000/4000/8000/poly web x 0.5 CrOx + leather had it shaving like dream in a couple of hours. I left a few stains but preserved the nomenclature - good feeling to turn a rust bucket into something nice..

    Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and smooth Torrey shaving in 2015.
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    Good save gooser ! A well honed Torrey will shave as well as any razor, period. Kudos
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    Had a Torrey with a big chip out of the toe. Honed it out and it is now one of my top 3 favorites.

    Well done.
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    Torreys are great American made razors. Definitely worth saving!
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    Torreys are always good. Enjoy yours.

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    I have 2 Torreys and they are some of my best shavers! still holding out for my Torrey Unicorn though... The 992 with the goldwash still intact and the Scales with the patented Blade lock!
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