Thread: My FIRST Gold Dollar!!!

Okay so, to start this (my First) thread off properly; HI 😀...After nearly 20 years of shaving, I just now find a forum dedicated to said event - and boy, am I happy!!!Being 40 years old I may be a bit young to have learned with a straight razor as a young man, but; THAT I DID...I come from a good family who raised me to be frugal in every area that I can.So naturally, when it came time to learn how to shave; The first thing I picked up was a straight razor!!!Around the age of 35 I discovered the Gillette MachIII and made the switch for a couple of years when One morning, out of the blue it hit me ~ "dude, I miss my old razor"...Long story short, I went henceforth back to my razor!!!Anyway, moral of the story ~ browsing the likes of eBay I noticed these "Gold Dollars" and was immediately intrigued .....So I ordered one from KYHS and have to say, "for the money, this is the best razor that I've bought on the cheap in my entire life!!!"...So for the next few weeks I will allow my Bismark to rest while I put my new GD to work in the daily shave routine...As happy as I am with my first shave, I will no doubt be as satisfied if not more after I've adjusted to this new blade ☺️One last thing, I have always honed my own razors, set the bevel and what I find to be that "sweet spot" for me / to final hone and polish; but I have to give a shout out to Lee over at KYHS... He really knows what he's doing and I would trust him with any of my razors!!!Once again, I am so happy to have found this forum of like-minded shavers!!!Cheers

Welcome aboard Terry,,,,,,,,,,,,
Sure would love to see a pic of that Gold Dollar beauty,,, I've always been intrigued by them myself,,,,,,,,

Welcome to the Forum!

I have heard that the Gold Dollar's are good razors and that they have pretty good steel. I have also heard that it's best to buy them from a reputable shop, as you did, so that they can get them shave ready. It appears that the edge on those sold through discount sites such as eBay is somewhat lacking.

There is a lesson here. 1 razor for 20 years ? That in itself is a record around here.

Now, I am going to start a pool. The square you buy will be a razor maker name. If he buys that razor you win and it starts a new game.

Welcome to SRP

What hones do you use ? I ask this because your probably breaking another record around here. It would also be nice to know if your using a barbers hone or if you hobby knives and have a pile of hones.

Guys.........The things are not quality and are spoken of here: http://straightrazorpalace.com/razor...ar-razors.html

The Chinese make lots of stuff and are getting better at some. Just not razors, IMO.

Now Tom ,,,,,,,

Originally Posted by Hirlau

Now Tom ,,,,,,,

HEY! It's not funny! I got conned into trying one under the guise of a Titan. Put that sucker down quick! Even after the best efforts of a good honer, it sucked. Steel is not there, nor is the grinding. Like shaving with a Chinese pocketknife. You can do it, but why?

I think your wording is interesting "I would trust him with any of my razors". Firstly you say that you have owned one razor for years and hone it yourself, that you are frugal etc, then on the other hand went to the expense of buying a gold Dollar honed by someone else.
sorry for my skepticism but this feels like an advertisement.

I have bought 2 gold Dollar 66's one was ground differently on both sides and the other, whilst it did eventually take an edge was a horror to hone.

I have been honing since boyhood (Boy Scouts started it all off) and worked in a meat packing plant where we undertook weeks of honing training...
Took a few classes at the local community College in my 20's...
So yeah, I've a PILE of hones lying about the kitchen. Haha...
Most are Norton made...
Grits from 240 all the way to 12K...
A handful of strops I've made during my chap & boot making heyday...
I only ever bought ONE pre honed razor - the GD from KYHS...
I have another that I honed at home, bevel needed SERIOUS work but I got it done in less than one hour so no big deal...
Razors last FOREVE if properly cared for (stropped more than honed) ��
But, I own more than just my Bismark!!!
I've a DOVO that takes second duty

Think I'll make some popcorn and sit back to watch the show. Welcome.