Modified Gold Dollar

**richmondesi** · 01-16-2010, 12:02 AM

Originally Posted by gssixgun

They are a $10 razor...

They become a more expensive razor by this formula

Honing
Fix heel
Fix scales
Fix spine
Fix bent tang

Now after either You do this, or have a Restorer do this, you now have a functional razor made of unknown Chinese steel which you paid about the same as an entry level Dovo or TI for if you had the work done, or you paid for in sweat and time if you did it yerself...

Excellent points. I was lucky to get two that were fine from the factory. However, I don't expect such good fortune in the future

**gssixgun** · 01-16-2010, 12:29 AM

Originally Posted by richmondesi

Excellent points. I was lucky to get two that were fine from the factory. However, I don't expect such good fortune in the future

My numbers have been about 75% have at least one problem, but those were DA numbers not GD numbers... After doing a 7 day set and having way to many setbacks I stoped working on them, I also don't work on Wapi's unless I get them free and send them on to the SRP giveaway...

This also does not take into account grind uneveness

**richmondesi** · 01-16-2010, 12:43 AM

Originally Posted by gssixgun

My numbers have been about 75% have at least one problem, but those were DA numbers not GD numbers... After doing a 7 day set and having way to many setbacks I stoped working on them, I also don't work on Wapi's unless I get them free and send them on to the SRP giveaway...

This also does not take into account grind uneveness

Well... full disclosure, one of mine had a terribly ground shoulder. It didn't affect anything really so I count it as "good enough"...

**matt321** · 01-16-2010, 12:48 AM

I bought three. Honed them on Shaptons. Stropped on felt/diamond. Good to go.
They aren't pretty, but mine shave like champs. I use them when I travel mostly.

I can see that they are crude, especially to the trained eyes of a restorer. But mine seem to be usable as is.

**salazch** · 01-16-2010, 12:56 AM

Thanks everybody. I think my oroginal plan for a Dovo is the way to go.

**bonusmarple** · 01-16-2010, 06:38 PM

Hell, I ordered one on 12/24 and it has not arrived. In that same time I have received orders from the UK, Spain, and Singapore that I ordered on new years.

Sounds like the gold dollar is decent, if you get it, and if it half-way serviceable, and if you know how to hone.

Probably worth the $45 to buy it from RupRazor.

**matt321** · 01-17-2010, 04:42 AM

Just for the fun of it:

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**salazch** · 01-17-2010, 07:10 AM

thats really cool. did you have to work on your a lot to get it that sharp? or was it in good condition when you got it? i've just heard that they need lots of work when you get them. where did you get that one?

**rmedlin** · 01-17-2010, 07:35 AM

Hey matt I like your avatar. I just finished that movie two mins ago on netflix instant view. It was made around the time I was born but it's a classic. Nothing hotter than old school cro-magnon sex. And if purchasing the gold dollar turns out to be a mistake it will have been a cheap mistake.

**matt321** · 01-17-2010, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by salazch

thats really cool. did you have to work on your a lot to get it that sharp? or was it in good condition when you got it? i've just heard that they need lots of work when you get them. where did you get that one?

I bought three from Mr.Parko on ebay. They were not shave ready when I got them. I have an arsenal of hones and pastes, but my three GD's were easier to sharpen than my other razors. Last time I checked, two were shaving great and one was harsh.

On the other hand, if you look mine over you can see issues. The heel on one extends past the scales a little when it's closed tightly (so I don't close it tightly). The tangs are not well aligned with the blades. Some twist and bend. The scales are plastic, and I had to heat one with a hair dryer to warp the scales so the blade wouldn't contact the scales when closing. There are probably other things that a restorer/maker would notice that I can't see for lack of experience. So I would say that they generally shave much better than you would expect, but otherwise they're crude.

I can see why customizers and re-scalers dont like them. There is a high likelyhood that much more work will be required to meet their own standards not to mention a picky customer. Why do $100 work on a $15 razor?

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