Thread: Modified Gold Dollar

Seraphim What gssixgun does not mention in his wiki is that the tang is tapered. When you use the straight edge to measure the straightness of the blade you have to gauge both sides of the tang and average that to find the center line. The #1 picture is probably showing the one that is warped. --Jay

Originally Posted by jreiter22

Seraphim What gssixgun does not mention in his wiki is that the tang is tapered. When you use the straight edge to measure the straightness of the blade you have to gauge both sides of the tang and average that to find the center line. The #1 picture is probably showing the one that is warped. --Jay

Yes.

I lay the razor on one side, and then the other, and it should be quite easy to see which way the tang is favoring.

Well, here's a thougtht, albeit a bit of a smart a$$ one... Keep the warped scales that you've replaced on vintage blades and use them on warped Gold Dollars. A warped Gold Dollar with some warped cracked ice Dubl Duck scales might be kind of cool.

BTW, I tried to straighten, in a vise, a Gold Dollar that had a bent tang. Guess I went too far... Snap, crackle, pop and I don't mean rice crispies. C'est la vie.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Nelson (and any other GD re-scalers out there),

Please be aware that more likely than not the tand of your razor is not straight in line with the body of the blade, and will cause you mucho headaches trying to get it to fit in a new set of scales. Please see post #3 in this thread for a remedy.

problem with my 66 was that it broke before it straightened... wonder if the steel was not hardened properly???

where did the blade break at and where on the blade was your fulcrum set?

I curious cause I'll be rescaling soon and would like to avoid shattering the razor if straightening is needed.

Originally Posted by TheBaron

where did the blade break at and where on the blade was your fulcrum set?

I curious cause I'll be rescaling soon and would like to avoid shattering the razor if straightening is needed.

the tang broke , the fulcrum was at the bent point

Originally Posted by mainaman

the tang broke , the fulcrum was at the bent point

That's pretty much what my 208 did. I had just begun to tighten the vise and before I knew it, snap! Quite frankly that's what I was expecting it to do. However, if figured, if other folks have had success doing this, I might as well give it a try since it was unusable otherwise. Like I said, c'est la vie.

I've had success with that method on both a bengall and a jr torrey

Originally Posted by mainaman

problem with my 66 was that it broke before it straightened... wonder if the steel was not hardened properly???

Jeesh! Go easy there Hercules!

You really don't have to crank the beejeebers out of the vice to coerce the tang into submission.


It's not like tying it to the Rack.


The Gold Dollar wasn't expecting the Spanish Inquisition!

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