Sorry I forgot to post my shave I will post it later on today as I fell asleep watching a film.....
Any one using a Torrey today
I concur @Ice-Man, I too own a full double concave and I think it shaves wonderfully smooth. Torrey advertised as make a very smooth efficient razor. Also I suspect that those scales are original to your razor. As Torrey used those scales on other razors they produced with the covered tang. Like the one pictured.Todays Shave on Torrey Tuesday
J R Torrey Full Double Concave
Taylor of Old Bond Street Sandalwood Soap
Brass brush with a 22mm 2 band silvertip
Alt-Innsbruck Eau de Cologne
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Had a fantastic shave this edge was very smooth with a 2 pass, I can say these are a very good razors and they take a very good edge of a Jnat. As I have just got this razor but looks like the blade snaps have been removed.....
I concur @Ice-Man, I too own a full double concave and I think it shaves wonderfully smooth. Torrey advertised as make a very smooth efficient razor. Also I suspect that those scales are original to your razor. As Torrey used those scales on other razors they produced with the covered tang. Like the one pictured.
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Oh yeah, I can clearly see that now. That’s to bad I kind of like the snaps. They sure do hold the blade in place.Deelyte
Thank you Sir!!! I did wonder that but looking closer you can see where the scales have been altered, see picture I have left it full size so your able to see what I mean.....
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So I now have a choice to hunt for scales with the snaps still on, or make a new set with them on but then it comes to colour and style.
Oh yeah, I can clearly see that now. That’s to bad I kind of like the snaps. They sure do hold the blade in place.
Looking forward to seeing the ones you make if you choose to go that route
They do my other Torrey has them...I've examined my Torrey with the blade snap holders and been unable to determine how to duplicate the tabs. Not saying you can't do it. Just saying if you do it, I'd like to know how.
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The tabs are not all in one plane. I'm not with the razor at the moment to get a better view but I think the tabs sorta curve inwards a little bit (to hold the blade).
I've examined my Torrey with the blade snap holders and been unable to determine how to duplicate the tabs. Not saying you can't do it. Just saying if you do it, I'd like to know how.
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The tabs are not all in one plane. I'm not with the razor at the moment to get a better view but I think the tabs sorta curve inwards a little bit (to hold the blade).
Hi Jim....
I just looked last night and yes they are but they are sanded away to have a lip at the top, but I did a template of my other with the blade snaps and they are the same size.
So I might make a set in translucent amber as a test set this weekend, or what about a translucent dark green take into account these will be a test sets...
I could probably carve some out of wood if I had one good example. The tabs might have to be just a bit wider down the length of the scale cause that’d be a short long grain attachment.