Thread: help a newbie pick a new razor

Originally Posted by Dafonz6987

I currently have a good dollar razor and I've been working on it but with all the bad things I hear about gold dollar on this site I think it's about time to do an upgrade because I may not know what a real straight razor shave is yet lol... I have three brand choices and I want what's best for my dollar and I dunno if one brand is easier to hone than others or if it's just all the same. He two brands three razors I'm deciding from, the brands are Boker and A.P Donovan...

May be it's best to avoid rebranded gold dollars then. As far as grinds take a look at the basic information on razors The straight razor - Straight Razor Place Library and keep in mind that not every label on a product is correct.