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06-19-2014, 12:46 AM #1
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Thanked: 0I agree about the purchase but it was a far shot at a first time purchase imo . I live in the hampton roads area. I've tried to find a barber Shop that uses straight blade razors wihout the replacement blades but have had no luck . I tried to use a mobile sharpener but man he mangled the blade to say the least . I should post some pictures of the blade before I send it to someone. I see you're in the southeast. Do you know of any local sharpeners?
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06-19-2014, 01:20 AM #2When you are dead, you don't know that you are dead. It's difficult only for the others.
It's the same when you are stupid.
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06-19-2014, 04:47 AM #3
I'm 99% certain that is a Gold Dollar razor, which is something that you do not want. I won't go into it because it is all covered here:
http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ar-razors.html
On the bright side, the add does say that if you are not satisfied with it they will take it back.
If you are looking for a starter razor, I'd go with whippeddog.com. His razors aren't pretty, but they are cheap and truly shave ready on delivery.Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead - Charles Bukowski
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06-19-2014, 08:30 AM #4
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Thanked: 7It is a gold dollar (GD), #208 to be exact (as the title says).
I tend to be a little ambiguous about Gold dollar. I started with one, with which I still shave. They're not GOOD shavers, but they shave. When I got mine, I got it as a practice razor. Mine is #66, which is the chip model. I practice my stropping on it (without fear of rounding a 100$ edge), and now I started practicing honing on it. I know I will not know what a true shave is until I get a quality razor, but I also didn't know what it was like to feel a true driving experience when I was driving my old, little first car. I still loved it and took care of it as if it was a Mustang :]
I now know I like big vehicles that can take me through rough paths, not the little-fast ones they show on movies, as I thought I would.
I also thought I would like a wide razor, but as it turns out, I enjoy the little ones more. Getting a 6\8 100$ razor as my first would have deprive me of that understanding, which came from trying a few low cost razors.
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06-19-2014, 09:24 AM #5
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Thanked: 0I agree with both of you. I didn't know any better when the purchase was made. Let me ask everyone this. What is reasoning behind not being able to get a very sharp edge? Metal type? I really do not care for my strop and I have read about people putting compounds on their strops. Could there be some issue or error in that?
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06-19-2014, 11:38 AM #6
Hi and welcome. Won't go into the gd debate but probably not the best razor to start with. You can get cheap quality blades from the classifieds here and they will be truly shave ready. Honing is an art of its own and trying on your first razor you are bound to be disappointed for a while. The fact that the gd razors have geometry issues and not the greatest metal quality is not going to make it any easier. Stropping is also something that will take time to get right. Don't add paste to your daily strop you need a clean one for daily use and the fromm strop although not high end do have a decent rep. Your best bet is to send the razor to a pro or buy a better quality one and go from there. Good luck
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06-19-2014, 03:28 PM #7
Hello and welcome
I too will leave the GD alone. Good idea to get a bona fide shave ready razor to compare to when starting out honing. If you do not know how sharp a razor can get you will not know when you have a true razor edge. I would have been scratching my face for months had I not purchased a Dovo from SRD to compare my own honing abilities against.Last edited by JTmke; 06-19-2014 at 03:44 PM.
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06-19-2014, 09:18 AM #8
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Thanked: 0That would be fantastic! I'm in Smithfield. I'm still glad I went with this razor because I will certainly be looking to change a few things in my next blade. First would be a razor with square ends instead of rounded ends. I think it would take away some of the "struggles" when honing.
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06-19-2014, 07:40 PM #9
Those pointy square-ended little fellows may not be easier to hone (IMO) but I think they are much easier for cuts. You might discuss the various types of points before selecting your next razor.
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