Thread: Why you shouldn't buy a Gold Dollar.....yet.

The point? Well, it is fun and super cheap working with a GD. I mean, it may be a waste of time, but honestly so is almost everything about wet shaving when you ask anyone outside the club. Having as many razors, brushes, soaps, strops, aftershaves, hones, and other shaving stuff is silly as well, but man you couldn't talk me out of it. (And there will be more!) So is it a waste? Yes. All of it is, but not to me, and that in my mind is what is important. I am not trying to say go one way or the other, but if you do; this is what I have learned.

The nice thing about GD is they are junk with no value. That is both the positive and negative thing about them. I can screw up 2 million of them trying to get a scalloped spine right, honing, changing point style...etc, but I won't feel bad about damaging a irreplaceable vintage blade. Also, please don't scallop any vintage blades. GDs are a blank canvas in a way for someone who doesn't want to start from scratch making a personal blade.


Edit: I see the confusion I think. You first shaver should have zero issues that you personally need to fix out of the box. That is the overall message and that a new GD is never gonna provide you that. It will provide an opportunity to screw up and not ruin anything important other than a 10 dollar bill. This is the take home. Sorry if I was not clear.