I kind of fell into the two ducks I have, the first a Wonderedge - it has some problems, scales are perfect, but the blade has definite pitting (just not on the cutting edge fortunately) - I paid too much for it, and will not realize what I have into it, but I wanted to try the vaunted Wonderedge - got to say it, big whoop. The blade is pretty thin, and the shave, even Lynn honed, was alright - but terribly memorable.

Now the beat up Goldedge (roundpoint) I picked up a flea for 1/5 of what I paid for the WE, now we are talking. Much heavier blade. I took that sucker home, MAAS'd the rats out of it, Dremeled the blade every so slightly to remove some discoloration, and in one of my first honing attempts, slapped that thing on a 4/8 and 12k, with a run at the pasted and shaved with it - and I have not looked back, it has remained shave sharp (used it this morning as a matter of fact) - for probably 20 shaves over a month and a half with just stropping. I haven't got another razor in my stable that has that kind of track record so far (which includes Henckels, Bengal, Wacker, Revisor, Dovo, Eigenbrod and a few good old Sheffields - the Friodur is real close, as is the Bengal and I have high hopes for a B Brummel from Ivo). The Goldedge isn't the prettiest I have, but damn it is a good shaver.

So that is my 2c.

K