Quote Originally Posted by NMair View Post
The missing link

This is the set I was looking at https://straightrazors.com/10-piece-...-6-8-gd-w-box/
What do you think ?
I do not recommend this Gold Dollar based kit for a beginner.
The soap, brush and strop seem to be less than what you need as well.

Yes (blush), I do have a Gold Dollar and there are a couple "CLOSED" threads here covering the
value and pain associated with them, mostly pain. The one I have was difficult to hone and difficult to maintain.
I did like the weight and size and I do drag it out once a year because I am stubborn.

This is one of those blades that needs a ~$600 pile of new hones and a DMT to set them
flat just to find out if the razor is from a batch of good steel with good heat treating.
They are not shave ready by most standards for that price. A lot of good tool and knife sharpeners
try these and do not have reliable results.