Torrey Tuesday

[camoloc]

J.R. Torrey Co.
Long Rifle Soap Co. Hivernant
Yaqi 24mm Sagrada Familia
Tony Miller Horween Strop
Jnat Shobu Finish
Thayers
Pinaud Clubman

be well all.

camo

 

[2bit_collie]

Did a quick 1-pass with the Torrey 6/8, La Toja stick and Maggard’s 18mm travel synth.

 

[camoloc]

J.R. Torrey Co.
Caswell-Massey No. 6
Yaqi 24mm Violey Synth
Tony Miller Horween Strop
Jnat Shobu Finish
Thayers
Pinaud Clubman

fine Torrey Tuesday it is.

be well all.

camo

 

[2bit_collie]

Torrey Tuesday!
Torrey “the Celebrated” 5/8 round point hollow
Simpson’s Wee Scot
A&E Asian Pear

One pass face-lather today. So something I am learning about razor points. The danger for me is not round point vs square point. This Torrey has a round point but it also has a zero radius corner at the toe end of the edge. Add in the fact that the edge is perfectly straight and the result is that the toe nearly bit into my cheek twice before finally drawing blood on my neck. Most of my recent shaves have been with razors that either have a smile or a nice radius at the toe - or both.

 

[camoloc]

J.R. Torrey Co.
WK Vor V
Yaqi 24mm Cashmere Dandelion
Tony Miller Horween Strop
Jnat Shobu Finish
Thayers
WK Vor V AS Splash

be well all.

camo

 

[Deelyte]

My B&B for today was the spike tip Torrey and WCS Silvertip. All,in all I had a CCS

 

[Tanuki]

Still working on this Torrey, perhaps some day I will get two satisfying shaves without revisiting the finish hone.

I like every bleeping thing about this razor, other than its desire for frequent refreshing spa days with its favorite finisher. I know some love their hones so well that they finish as often as I strop. I'm not that guy.

 

[2bit_collie]

Torrey “0ur 136”
La Toja soap stick
Maggard’s 18mm travel synth

 

[camoloc]

J.R. Torrey Co.
Long Rifle Soap Co. Hivernant
Yaqi 24mm Cashmere Dandelion
Tony Miller Horween Strop
Jnat Shobu Finish
Thayers
Pinaud Clubman

frosty cold rosemary mint this morn.

be well all.

camo

 

[Tanuki]

Still attempting to decode the Torrey's edge. Today, 50 very light honing laps on the surgical black ark with oil, clean up and direct to the Tony Miller linen/roughout horsehide strop.

Smooth and comfortable, but not quite up to my sharp standard. I grabbed the Lupo DC/Kai DE combo to touch up from a decent CCS to DFS+. Williams Mug and a Zenith did both prep and final lathers.

I certainly don't want to head to an oilstone before each shave with this razor. Thinking of going back to the bevel setter and a full synthetic progression. If that doesn't give me an edge that holds with basic 200k diamond/balsa attention, I may use this razor to experiment with using lather for a pre-shave touch up on my various barber hones.

Shave and learn. Slowly, in this case.

 

[2bit_collie]

Torrey 5/8 The Celebrated
Ever

Ready vintage brush
Pacific Shaving Co cream

 

[2bit_collie]

Torrey 6/8
Arko
Maggard’s 18mm travel synth

 

[camoloc]

J.R. Torrey Co.
Caswell-Massey Regents
Yaqi 24mm Sagrada Familia
Tony Miller Horween Strop
Jnat Shobu Finish
Thayers
Pinaud Clubman

be well all.

camo

 

[2bit_collie]

Torrey 6/8
Pacific Shaving Cream
Semogue 1250

The Torrey got a treat - My recently purchased Kanayama 30000 arrived on Saturday and the pass-around Tony Miller Roughout arrived on Monday. The Torrey got 20 laps on each and turned in its best recent performance.

 

[Deelyte]

THE CELEBRATED HOLLOW GROUND

It‘s the Hollow Ground for me this Tuesday fresh off of the Thuringian. Nice close comfortable shave with the Cella in the wooden bowl

 

[RumpleBearskin]

Been awhile since I dropped by...

Torrey Gibraltar
XPEC Original
Rudy Vey 2020 B&B Contributors' Brush
Pinaud Clubman

J. R. Torrey made some darned nice razors.

 

[2bit_collie]

Torrey “our 136”
La Toja soap stick
SOC Boar

 

[Deelyte]

CELEBRATED HOLLOW GROUND

GREAT DAY SMOOTH COMFORTABLE SHAVES

 

[Tanuki]

Yesterday's $12 acquisition makes its TT debut.

J.R. TORREY RAZOR CO., WORCESTER, MASS
Barber's notch, a fair amount of hone wear

I gave it a large number of laps on the DMT 4k and 8k diamond plates to get past a rough edge. Then 3/6/8/10k Pride Abrasives hones to get the desired edge, 12k Naniwa S2 for finish honing. Stropped 60 each on 50k, 100k, and 200k diamond pasted balsa. And got it all done before making dinner!

A rough pass 1 reminded me to strop with Tony Miller's linen and leather. Then rest of the shave was fine, though the original owners extra attention to the toe means that I am unlikely to trouble with honing that mini-smile into a usable edge.

 

[camoloc]

J.R. Torrey Co.
Caswell-Massey No. 6
Yaqi 24mm Sagrada Familia
Tony Miller Horween Strop
Jnat Shobu Finish
Thayers
Pinaud Clubman

be well all.

camo