Thread: The Death of Mach3!

Hi Guys,
Been reading this forum for the last few weeks, and have enjoyed it immensely. I have been toying with the idea of getting myself a straight razor for a number of years, but today, my mind was made up. I had to pay £10 for a pack of 8 Mach3 blades! Im not sure of the price in the US, but i thought to myself, 'Enough is enough'! Bloody daylight robbery!

After reading up on SR's on the site, i have decided to go for the Gold Dollar SR and Filley strop from RupRazor, which after conversion, costs £44 including shipping. Surely a more cost effective way of 'Having a scrape'. Wish me luck!

Thats a good little starter set and many people on this forum have it.

Check the Wiki for advice as well, theres a link at the top of the page.

The more you get into this the more you'll see theres a whole world of fun to be had with it..! Especially when you get into honing and restoration..!

Good luck and let us know how you get on...!

The 8 pack of Mach 3 blades is about $25 in the US if I'm not mistaken. I am definitely not sure though since its been about a year and a half since I have bought any. Congrats on a great choice. Of course I hope using a straight works out for you, but if it doesn't there are a ton of great DE Safety Razor options in Europe, particularly Edwin Jagger in the UK.

Thanks for that Stubear. Love the Dave Barry quote. Sums up how i feel.

Thanks DP for the advice. Gonna give the SR a good crack. See how i get on with it. Whats the worse that can happen

on the site it says 45$ for a gold dollar.....isnt that wwwwway overpriced???

Well if you take into account that the $15 ones on ebay need to be tightened up, often need some grind work done, and need a professional honing... I think $45 is entirely reasonable. It is still $20 less than the cheapest Dovo, and by all accounts a properly done Gold Dollar is at least as good a shaver.

Originally Posted by ri7ani

on the site it says 45$ for a gold dollar.....isnt that wwwwway overpriced???

I had seen them on ebay for much cheaper. The selling point for me is that it has been honed and sharpened by a pro and enthusiast. I didn't want to take the chance on ebay. Thanks for the comment though.

Originally Posted by Joe210

I had seen them on ebay for much cheaper. The selling point for me is that it has been honed and sharpened by a pro and enthusiast. I didn't want to take the chance on ebay. Thanks for the comment though.

yeah ok , i see. you guys are right

I just got my Rup setup in the mail, haven't had a chance to try it out, but it's a great set and Ken really takes care of you! Definitely the way to go for those of us brand new to SR shaving.

I hear a lot of good things about Ken and the Gold Dollar razor so I ordered one as a backup to my Dovo, and something to practice honing on. I already have the Filly strop, and I'm glad I got that one instead of an expensive strop to start.

IME the Gold Dollar is a hell of a deal considering it really does come shave ready. My second choice would have been the classifieds here, but I kinda like new.