Thread: Return of the Gold Dollars... scales

Originally Posted by dmnc

Did he also report back after you'd sharpened the Germans? Curious to know whether was your honing or the razor?

I sharpen his razors regularly. HHT with ease.

Originally Posted by RobinK

You can get Aust and Revisor razors for under GBP 70. And they are in a different league entirely, but that is nitpicking.

Yes but for £70 think how many gold dollars you can get with that. You could then hone them up a bit, sell them as shave ready and make a killing....

Originally Posted by markbignosekelly

Yes but for £70 think how many gold dollars you can get with that. You could then hone them up a bit, sell them as shave ready and make a killing....

You can get 20 x gd 66's or 14 x 208's with far better scales and cleaner machining
The heat treatment on both is outstanding for the price giving 58 hrc.
The only downside is that no two razors are the same so bullying them into submission is always a different story.

Originally Posted by vjanda

The only downside is that no two razors are the same so bullying them into submission is always a different story.

And thus the low opinion of GD's in these parts!

My Gold Dollar 209 came today. Pretty much the same as the other gold dollars. Scales are the same flimsy plastic and the blade has the same chunky ass stabilizer thingy and a bad grind. I just finished beating it into submission and it eventually took an edge. I'll give it a test shave some time this week. You know, honing a Gold Dollar is a lot like honing some of the tougher old Sheffield blades. Lots of work and a good bit of finess. The difference is that when its all said and done, all you have to show for your effort is a shave ready Gold Dollar.

That's a shame.
All my 208's (and I've sorted out at least 2 dozen) have much better scales compared to the 66.
They are made of a stronger plastic and perfectly parallel to each other.
The blades themselves are finished far better too, however they still take as much work as the 66 to bring into shape.