Thread: Modified Gold Dollar

There are enough shavers out there who like these dirt-cheap razors (I am not one of them), but for a novice starting with one of those will often lead into a dead end street, I believe.
The novice tries, does not come to terms with the sub-standard razor, fails to achieve acceptable shaves, and gives up before long.
The outcome: the straight shaving experiment is over before it even began.

For a beginner it is hard enough to come to terms with shaving, stropping and honing a straight razor, as a mistake in just one of the three areas may ruin an otherwise perfect shave.
Starting with a razor that needs expert honing to correct inherent flaws is just not the way to go.

While I am not one who believes one has to spend $300 or more on a razor, these bargain basement, second-rate razors prove the saying that one gets what one pays for.

IMO it is preferable to start with an expertly restored second-hand razor or a good, not overly expensive new one that arrives in a shave-ready condition (e.g. a 5/8 Aust, but not necessarily a Dovo unless that one has been honed prior to sale).

If one want to learn to shave, $129 for a single Aust is IMO still a better deal than 5 x $3 for five razor-shaped objects.


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