Thread: Gold Dollar razors

Well, to be honest, it is more like 'how to make friends and NOT have time wasting threads on razors in the razors to avoid list!'

I get the impression that this is something that has been dragged about a lot in the past and people are fed up with it being dragged up time and time again - is this a fair guess?

I must have missed the previous threads where it was discussed, I wasn't aware that this had been discussed ad finitum/ad absurdum and I apologise if it seems I was just dragging it up again.

Originally Posted by Christel

Dude, yes you did!

"But that's the thing!! How many new guys would even know what to fix?? Sure you can get an OK shave after fixing... But if you've never had a good straight or honed, how would you know what you are missing or what to fix?"

You definitely did buddy!

Ok, we'll drop the empirical part, it was silly on my behalf. Do you have personal experience of them? I'm not calling you out but you kinda made a strong statement and I wondered whether this was based upon your own experience or hearsay. Please don't feel I'm attacking you, I'm really not.

Lol!! I didn't realize I responded to to two of your posts lol!! My bad too! Hilarious! Sorry!

Yeah I have a Gold dollar, and a Pakistan blade - what can I say?? I was hoping (that and one had a cool elephant etched into it - I like elephants) .

Honestly, even after I got to knowing a little about honing, I still find mine "tinny" with a harshness to the shave. I try to be nice about them but truth be told I hate them (but note i hate another brand too that isn't cheap either), and were I to have started with one... I would have never continued short of finding something that would settle it down. Maybe I should try again??

That said, I am but one data point. I have read both good and bad about them but I personally could never recommend one.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Well, to be honest, it is more like 'how to make friends and NOT have time wasting threads on razors in the razors to avoid list!'

Is it really time wasted if your learning from it ? Granted best avoided in the context of using it as an everyday shaver is best avoided. But using it as a learning tool I feel makes them useful. We all learn from our successes and mistakes. Jmho

Thank you for your reply earcutter.

That's fair enough, your opinion counts for a lot to me and you've said that it is from your own experience - I certainly can't take that away and nor would I wish to. My experience is that contrary to the hideous hardware and manufacturing inconsistencies, they shave rather well - but they are by no means straight forward and I think it's been highlighted why this is the case.

I realise that this topic seems to have been a source of contention in the past and that my posts might have come across as trolling but I had good intentions at heart.

Originally Posted by nodakjohns

Is it really time wasted if your learning from it ? Granted best avoided in the context of using it as an everyday shaver is best avoided. But using it as a learning tool I feel makes them useful. We all learn from our successes and mistakes. Jmho

A ton of new guys (and veterans) never search or use the library. Its new to them... And that's all that matters. That's called enthusiasm! Which is great! This forum as many others rehashes the same old topics over and over. I am OK with that. Every rendition has a new individual seeking... this is what we are all about !

Originally Posted by Christel

I get the impression that this is something that has been dragged about a lot in the past and people are fed up with it being dragged up time and time again - is this a fair guess?

I must have missed the previous threads where it was discussed, I wasn't aware that this had been discussed ad finitum/ad absurdum and I apologise if it seems I was just dragging it up again.

that's the whole point why gssixgun posted the link on the first page of this thread. a main purpose of this forum is helping people in the wet shaving community to get the best possible shaves, whether newbies or veterans. these controversial threads always seem to attract a lot of attention and always become debates which cause divisions. there is absolutely no place on this forum for divisive comments and debates. it muddies up the waters of the community. have you ever shaved with muddy water? me neither, but if you know many people who have in the past and they say "don't!" I would refrain from doing so.
to the original poster- sorry this got out of hand quickly, I know that if you pm any of the moderators or honemeisters or restorers, they will give you a completely honest answer that will help.

Originally Posted by earcutter

A ton of new guys (and veterans) never search or use the library. Its new to them... And that's all that matters. That's called enthusiasm! Which is great! This forum as many others rehashes the same old topics over and over. I am OK with that. Every rendition has a new individual seeking... this is what we are all about !

I thought I had read a great deal of this site but I clearly have a lot more to read. The thread that Glen linked to was fascinating and I wish I'd seen it before now.

I can see how newcomers to straight shaving wouldn't be doing themselves any favors by starting with a Gold Dollar from stock and I had no intention of recommending it to them. I still can't shake the feeling that if you spend $4 and learn a lesson, it's far from the most expensive lesson you'll learn - divorce springs readily to mind.

Yes, it seems to be a broken record thing! Earcutter does make a point on the search function. I have begun to use it more than ever. I also must apologise for my thinking you had started this thread. All it takes is a new guy to come along... They plant a seed and same thing all over, it seems. I almost think some do it on purpose and stand back to laugh!

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Yes, it seems to be a broken record thing! Earcutter does make a point on the search function. I have begun to use it more than ever. I also must apologise for my thinking you had started this thread. All it takes is a new guy to come along... They plant a seed and same thing all over, it seems. I almost think some do it on purpose and stand back to laugh!

Lol.. You and I have been around long enough to know that's exactly what happens sometimes . Its not always easy to know when its not happening - we try... .