Gamma
04-03-2011, 09:35 PM
6/8 ish straight stamped Columbia Cutlery on tang. I'm pretty sure it's a Torrey but I am guessing here. Shaves like my old Torrey, feels like it, looks like it, honed up like it too.. so if it quacks it could be a duck right?
Nice razor, shaves well. I picked this up on da bay as a learn-to-hone razor. It's shaving well now and I can run it over a crox-strop if you want. Shave-ready is a term I'm finding to be subjective - so all I can say is that I shaved with it and I got a great 3 pass BBS shave. It was honed on Naniwa superstones, finished on a coticule, then linen, then crox/linen, then leather. The blade says extra hollow but its stiffer than most of my full hollows - nice for a starter blade or anyone with a subborn beard.
There are no major issues and it closes straight in the scales. The tip is muted so don't sweat the spike-point thing. There is some hone-wear at the heel, but it's minor. There's watermarks and some discoloration on the tang - nothing major. I would keep this as a daily shaver but I just got a NOS Bengal and I'm going to hone that up next. This will take a barbicide bath, and be wiped down with mineral oil for the trip.
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3966/torrey.jpg
Nice little Westers 4/8 full hollow in rosewood scales
This was a little project blade that I got a while ago. The scales are for a 6/8 so they're kind of longer than they should be, and the hinge pin is a bolt-thing. But - it shaves really well, espectially under the nose. Not the prettiest duck on the pond but fully serviceable and a perfect upper-lip shaver for anyone who has trouble in that spot.
This too will take a barbicide bath and get a coat of oil for the trip.
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7669/lilwesters.jpg
Sold Pending Funds
Price for both razors - $55.00 shipped Conus and I'll throw in a brand new cheapo badger brush and a nice puck of shaving soap; you pick, almond, lime or bay rum.
D.R. Harris Tallow Shaving Soaps. All 4 scents in one lot.
The complete D.R. Harris soap set; Marlborough, Almond, Lavender, Arlington.
I have doubles and triples of these so I'm clearing out the extras for the sake of sanity and the fact that I'll never ever be able to shave with all of the soap I own.
The Marlborough and Almond are grated and stored in the Bakelite shaving bowls on the right. The Lavender is grated and in the Mason Jar. The Arlington is in the Beechwood bowl on the left.
All have been used somewhat - the Marlborough has seen the most action but I'd guess that there's still 80% or more left in all of them.
The Bakelite bowls are cool - the tops screw on snugly and they have a resting place that's made fto hold a brush. Once common - they're kind of scarce now. One bowl had a split in the thread and I epoxied it. It works fine; you can't tell it was repaired unless you really look for it.
All four soaps with the bowls - $55.00 with Conus shipping, USPS priority, no tracking or insurance.
http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/3034/soap.jpg
Withdrawn, I just can't sell this one. Yes - it's that good. Sorry.
Killer Coticule - I believe it's a Select #10 bout. I was told it's probably a Dressante, but I really don't know what layer it is. What I do know is that this one lives up to the legend of the famed red striped coticules.
It's quite a nice rock - it came to me via Jarrod @ the Superior Shave. I guess you could say it's sort of a medium speed stone on both slurry and water. Makes a very nice crisp edge as a water-only finisher. I've had it a few months - I lapped it and chamfered the edges. It's about 6.0" long and nearly 2.5" wide. The coticule layer is pretty even all around.
I'm selling this to make room and raise cash for another hone. It's a primo bout with a lot of look and character - plus, you can use this right across the board from bevel to finish, so it's a one-stop-shop here. I'll miss this one but if it doesn't sell that's fine - the price reflects my ambivalence about selling it. Having said that - the fact is that I would like to get my hands on a 30k Shapton. So - for $175.00 shipped you get what is very possibly the finest bout you'll see for a good long time, and I'm 1/2 way to the 30k. Deal? Oh yeah - it comes with a healthy combo slurry stone that I forgot to photograph.
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5098/topcoti.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6871/sidecoti.jpg
Nice razor, shaves well. I picked this up on da bay as a learn-to-hone razor. It's shaving well now and I can run it over a crox-strop if you want. Shave-ready is a term I'm finding to be subjective - so all I can say is that I shaved with it and I got a great 3 pass BBS shave. It was honed on Naniwa superstones, finished on a coticule, then linen, then crox/linen, then leather. The blade says extra hollow but its stiffer than most of my full hollows - nice for a starter blade or anyone with a subborn beard.
There are no major issues and it closes straight in the scales. The tip is muted so don't sweat the spike-point thing. There is some hone-wear at the heel, but it's minor. There's watermarks and some discoloration on the tang - nothing major. I would keep this as a daily shaver but I just got a NOS Bengal and I'm going to hone that up next. This will take a barbicide bath, and be wiped down with mineral oil for the trip.
http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/3966/torrey.jpg
Nice little Westers 4/8 full hollow in rosewood scales
This was a little project blade that I got a while ago. The scales are for a 6/8 so they're kind of longer than they should be, and the hinge pin is a bolt-thing. But - it shaves really well, espectially under the nose. Not the prettiest duck on the pond but fully serviceable and a perfect upper-lip shaver for anyone who has trouble in that spot.
This too will take a barbicide bath and get a coat of oil for the trip.
http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/7669/lilwesters.jpg
Sold Pending Funds
Price for both razors - $55.00 shipped Conus and I'll throw in a brand new cheapo badger brush and a nice puck of shaving soap; you pick, almond, lime or bay rum.
D.R. Harris Tallow Shaving Soaps. All 4 scents in one lot.
The complete D.R. Harris soap set; Marlborough, Almond, Lavender, Arlington.
I have doubles and triples of these so I'm clearing out the extras for the sake of sanity and the fact that I'll never ever be able to shave with all of the soap I own.
The Marlborough and Almond are grated and stored in the Bakelite shaving bowls on the right. The Lavender is grated and in the Mason Jar. The Arlington is in the Beechwood bowl on the left.
All have been used somewhat - the Marlborough has seen the most action but I'd guess that there's still 80% or more left in all of them.
The Bakelite bowls are cool - the tops screw on snugly and they have a resting place that's made fto hold a brush. Once common - they're kind of scarce now. One bowl had a split in the thread and I epoxied it. It works fine; you can't tell it was repaired unless you really look for it.
All four soaps with the bowls - $55.00 with Conus shipping, USPS priority, no tracking or insurance.
http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/3034/soap.jpg
Withdrawn, I just can't sell this one. Yes - it's that good. Sorry.
Killer Coticule - I believe it's a Select #10 bout. I was told it's probably a Dressante, but I really don't know what layer it is. What I do know is that this one lives up to the legend of the famed red striped coticules.
It's quite a nice rock - it came to me via Jarrod @ the Superior Shave. I guess you could say it's sort of a medium speed stone on both slurry and water. Makes a very nice crisp edge as a water-only finisher. I've had it a few months - I lapped it and chamfered the edges. It's about 6.0" long and nearly 2.5" wide. The coticule layer is pretty even all around.
I'm selling this to make room and raise cash for another hone. It's a primo bout with a lot of look and character - plus, you can use this right across the board from bevel to finish, so it's a one-stop-shop here. I'll miss this one but if it doesn't sell that's fine - the price reflects my ambivalence about selling it. Having said that - the fact is that I would like to get my hands on a 30k Shapton. So - for $175.00 shipped you get what is very possibly the finest bout you'll see for a good long time, and I'm 1/2 way to the 30k. Deal? Oh yeah - it comes with a healthy combo slurry stone that I forgot to photograph.
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5098/topcoti.jpg
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6871/sidecoti.jpg