Thread: Modified Gold Dollar

Originally Posted by ShawnWmDavis

learn something new everyday, now how do you remove the gun blue lol

I'll use gun blue remover.

Originally Posted by dancraig

This is interesting because many of those cheap Paki/Chinese knives, sold on TV, are made from 440 stainless.

440 comes in 440A, 440B, and 440C.

440C is the good stuff.

Originally Posted by hothotpot

rup charge a lot.

Show some respect! A previous poster wrote:

Originally Posted by Slartifartblast

If you break it down...

lets say $18 for razor. $3 to ship to get honed. $20 for honing service. $3 return shipping.

$44. And if you need more work done(like to redrill pivot, correct heal,etc...), it may be a bit more.

That is basically where the difference in price comes in.

He is not Sir Charge-a-lot, he is Sir Rup-a-lot, Knight in shining Razors! I had some razors honed and briefly discussed some of my honing woes (short story: can hone well (a natural) but faulty equipment) and he freely gave good advice and support to me. He's a stand-up guy.

440C was made specialy for kitchen knives
it contains 18% cr = good stain resitance
and it also has good hardenability

440A, 440B are not so goog a steel for knives and are less expensive than 440C

because of all that knives makers stamp 440C when this is what they have

if you have a knife stamped 440 only you can be sure it's not 440C

Originally Posted by Kenrup

I'll use gun blue remover.

What is the result Ken of GD 200?

ruprazor might be more then some places but you get what you pay for, i have no experience with him or GD's but atleast his are shave ready as soo as you get em.

ya gotta pay to play i can buy alot of cheap knives online but would i trust my life to one in the wilderness, not so much.

Originally Posted by Old67

You the man. Ill go ask on another forum I suppose. Just thought that there might be more to it than the search feature showed me.

Don't be offended by the banter. It's not directed at you.
Feel free to ask any serious question, and yours seems fair enough. I have been here at SRP a while and these folks will go to extreme effort to help you and answer questions. Just hang in there and you will see for yourself.

If you want a razor you can experiment and learn with the Gold Dollar is fine. In my opinion it will serve you well as a good shaver. They are cheap because they are churned out by the factory with little concern for fit and finish. They can be had for chump change so you can't go too far wrong.

There are folks in this hobby that have shed blood to create the perfect custom razors and vintage restorations. Many of us have spent hundreds on beautiful razors that are near perfect examples of craftsmanship. So don't be surprised that we aren't all in love with these mass produced Gold Dollar razors.

throw down the 13.50 shipping inc. and you will get a razor you can hone and get a pretty darn good shave out of, trust me!!

Read the other threads, but IMO, they are cheap, but can give a decent shave. Maybe not as good as other razors, but for the price, it's very good.

The guy you mentioned selling them on ebay is a member here. He bought a bunch a while back and members here bought some from him. After that he decided to sell them himself like that. I can't answer to his honing ability as I hone my own.

Let us know what you think if you get one!

Originally Posted by hothotpot

What is the result Ken of GD 200?

I haven't done it yet but I have had lots of experience with bluing and removing bluing. Plus it won't stand up to a buffer.