Thread: Modified Gold Dollar

Gold Dollars aren't very hard to get to a shave ready state at all. I bought 15 of GD 66'S for 3 dollars a piece shipped, when I started learning to hone.
A little shoulder and heel work and they hone just like any other razor. Some of my very best shavers are Gold Dollars. And they are cheap to learn to hone on. I love'em.
I bev set on a King 1K then it's all cotie from there. Strop 40 on linen and 80 on leather done.

Originally Posted by Rocky81

A little shoulder and heel work .

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Ya, thats the problem. Most guys don't have the tools or skills to do that.

Many thanks to Rocky81 who with his first post on SRP has managed to prove my exact point from my post above..

They're Good, No they're Bad, No they're Good No really they're bad

Which takes this thread, right to where all the other GD threads are

Originally Posted by BurnBeGone

Actually, there is a possibility these are the same as the Chinese Double Arrow -- the markings inside the Double Arrow scales turn out to translate to something like "Gold Dollar." (See this thread.) Couldn't say for sure, though, and anyway the Double Arrows are cheaper. I would be interested to know if these have the same markings inside the scales.

I know this thread is old but in case anyone decides to look up these razors I thought I would give my two cents. I bought one of these to practice different honing styles and found out that these edges hone up nicely. It shaves just as good as any of my Dovo's. if anything they are a good razor to practice honing skills on and even shave with to.

Gold dollars have a bad rep but they are ok and can hold an edge and do shave well. If you want one just to practice with I say go for it!

I've been buying old Swedish, German and English straights for the past year almost and refining my honing skills. I've read all the information about Gold Dollar razors, but I like to experiment.

So, I bought one - a Gold Dollar '100' - it cost me around USD $9.

No surprises it came unable to shave anything - not even my forearm. So I pulled out my stones (whetstones) and got to work. It took me around 20 minutes, but after the bevel was set it began to mow my arm hairs relatively well (as good as the old Bengall razors I love) - after 4K, 8K and my Naniwa 12K nothing would stop it.

I had two days of growth. I stropped the razor for 150 laps, lathered up and gave it a shot.

Given all the comments I've read I was actually somewhat impressed with the first shave. I'll reserve judgement though as I'll use it for the next month or so and see if it deteriorates or whatever...

I saw that the Gold Dollar thread was locked, so I couldn't post there, but I was wondering if there have been some attempts by the Chinese manufacturers to improve quality?

My reference point for shave ready is Neil Miller's work - and I'm not approaching his skill with a hone yet, but I was more than pleased by the Gold Dollar.

As an experiment it was a cheap one. I'll probably go back to my Hellberg, Heljestrands and Bengalls as I'm something of a tradtionalist, but I must admit to being surprised.

Anyone else out there try this recently?

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I got this on the 'bay as a travel razor in case it got "lost" out of the luggage. It shaves so well I decided to rescale it, remove the gaudy blade decal and smooth out the metal edges. The blade cleaned up well. Ivory paper micarta, black paper micarta wedge, bronze hardware. Holds a great edge.

Well done! I have a couple of Gold Dollars on the way to modify and rescale as well.

Originally Posted by Berthold

... It shaves so well I decided to rescale it, remove the gaudy blade decal and smooth out the metal edges. The blade cleaned up well. Ivory paper micarta, black paper micarta wedge, bronze hardware. Holds a great edge.

Great job. How to modify a GD66 to let it hone&shave smooth?

Originally Posted by Laurens

Well done! I have a couple of Gold Dollars on the way to modify and rescale as well.

Same question: how-to-do??