Thread: What is a gold dollar a copy of?

Whenever it gets a little slow on the forum, you can always count on Gold Dollar to resuscitate it.

viva el dólar del oro !!

Crap I guess I touched on something here. Well I didn't mean to bring up such a "controversial" subject but this thread had me searching and I found this... I can't believe how talented some people are, or how much time they have....

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...ition-3/page15.

All I have to say is wow. Well I will continue my straight razor journey and I hope all of you have a great day! If I violated a rule by posting that link I apologize and ask a moderator to delete that last post. I just wanted to share how talented someone was in that competition. Its really outstanding work I think anyone can appreciate.

You can get a good vintage blade for around $30.00 if you keep your eyes open & have better steel, scales & a edge that will hold up better. I see cheap razor like items at flea markets all the time but are they in no way a true razor!

It's all in the SLAW!
Slawman

It's actually NOT controversial. There is nothing terribly wrong with a GD that has had its shoulder removed/corrected and that has been honed to correct grinding errors and sometimes re-scaled to deal with the blade poking out from the bottom of the scales.

All of those thing CAN be fixed. The only problem is when a beginner buys one of these, based only on the price, without any idea how to convert it into a useable shaver.

There are good Gold Dollars, the problem is there are bad ones as well. New people buy them and they aren't shave ready and a few can never be made to shave then they give up thinking every razor is like that. I've got a Double Arrow which is the same thing as a GD, mine is fine but I've seen ones that never will be. I wouldn't recommend them to a beginner, but maybe to someone leaning to hone or has at least some experience.

Originally Posted by TJB

Crap I guess I touched on something here. Well I didn't mean to bring up such a "controversial" subject but this thread had me searching and I found this... I can't believe how talented some people are, or how much time they have....

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...ition-3/page15.

All I have to say is wow. Well I will continue my straight razor journey and I hope all of you have a great day! If I violated a rule by posting that link I apologize and ask a moderator to delete that last post. I just wanted to share how talented someone was in that competition. Its really outstanding work I think anyone can appreciate.

Originally Posted by TJB

It shaves a "hair" better than my Hart steel 6/8 square. The full hollow does shape to my contours a little nicer than the Hart. But both are on par for comfort. But MUCH better I mean orders better than a boker silver steel, a Ralph Aust french tip, and we'll see when my Portland Hydra comes in a few weeks.

I have never owned nor used one but held a few in passing. They are like anything in that price point from what "I have read" in that they are hit and miss......mainly miss. You seem to like it so be blessed and enjoy the investment.

Now you could buy 5 more and none be worth even throwing off a bridge or they could all be worth keeping. Who really knows. But to place them in the realm of a German razor I would never overall. I am a PRC fan as far as an American razor maker and you should more than likely find your PRC to be a nice razor.

That said..................post a picture of your GD.

Along the lines of what Hirlau says, guys at B&B are big fans of the GD's...things slow over there to so you came here to stir the pot...haha...it's cool, things have been a bit slow lately it seems :-)

Originally Posted by TJB

Crap I guess I touched on something here. Well I didn't mean to bring up such a "controversial" subject but this thread had me searching and I found this... I can't believe how talented some people are, or how much time they have....

http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthr...ition-3/page15.

All I have to say is wow. Well I will continue my straight razor journey and I hope all of you have a great day! If I violated a rule by posting that link I apologize and ask a moderator to delete that last post. I just wanted to share how talented someone was in that competition. Its really outstanding work I think anyone can appreciate.

Actually I bought two gold dollars the first I just threw away because it was that much of a piece of crap. Based on some of the reviews here I figured I'd try one more because they are so cheap and I did get a very nice one this time. I did have to grind at a 1k for over an hour to set the bevel and grind down the heel and shoulder. So I can see everyone's points about it being a poor beginner's first razor. Luckily I tried a Boker silver steel first and had better results. I mean its not pretty but like I said it hones well and shaves excellent. I wish I knew how to re-scale because I would polish it up and make it nicer. If I had real talent I would attempt something like on that link I posted. The contests make it look like fun.

I promise I am not a troll by the way . I will look into some vintage blades. I was curious about a good smiling blade. I saw a couple japanese SK3s I or glorias I think they are called on Ebay that looked nice. I think for the neck area and in general due to the scything movement it would be an extremely comfortable shave. Anyone use that Sk3 before?

Originally Posted by TJB

I promise I am not a troll by the way .

There is nothing wrong with differing opinions. We welcome them and also appreciate curiosity here. Also, you certainly are not required to read the entire historical record of the forum before posting something. You did nothing wrong.

TJB, E-Bay can be a crap shoot! Sellers can be very tricky in what they show on their Pics. & what they tell you of the razors condition. Hang around here & you can see & hear some of the horror stories. There are also some who have great stories. I have always bought at antique shops, Flea markets & the like & always was able to handle the razor before I bought it. In the last 2 years I have bought over 50 razors. Not all pristine but with research, beforehand I knew what I was buying.
The great thing about places like SRP is what you can learn about all aspects of Razors & shaving . We have info that will help you learn to build your own razors if you want to making your own strop & how to use it. Also you can buy razors from members here at a good price & be pretty sure you get what you were told you were buying. There are bad apples in every tree but they get weeded out pretty quick here. Best of luck to you!

Dave"Slawman"Huffman