Thread: Modified Gold Dollar

Originally Posted by Seraphim

I have never come across a GD/DA that had any warpage to the cutting portion of the blade. All if the issues with misalignment have to do with the tail and tang in relation to the body of the blade. That is only an issue if you are going to re-scale them.

They do have a smile to them, so you will have to roll when honing, or whatever your method of choice is. Also you may very well have to do some bevel re-setting ti the heel/shoulder area of the blade.

Do it.

You're on page 25, man!

I also have a Gold Monkey that is misaligned at the tang/tail. Doesn't effect shaving or honing, but does cause it to close very close to the edge of the scale. I suppose that's just a little extra "character" that comes with a $12(shipped) razor.

which one is better GD 200 or GD 208??

Originally Posted by hothotpot

which one is better GD 200 or GD 208??

using both of them i still dont know

Originally Posted by hothotpot

which one is better GD 200 or GD 208??

I have a wholesale price quote from Gold Dollar for lots of 100 pieces.
The 208 wholesales for $2.90 and the 200 wholesales for $5.51. When I bought a 208 from China, the customs sticker was marked $5 as value of item. A Gold Monkey was marked $4 as value.

Originally Posted by hothotpot

which one is better GD 200 or GD 208??

To be honest if I could shave with a blindfold I don't think I could tell the difference. The two are practically identical. The 200 is supposed to be stainless which would account for the extra cost, but they both are shaving and holding their edges well.

hard to tell if there is any sarcasm in this thread esp at the beginning

i know some are not shave ready but what the consensus?

Originally Posted by ShawnWmDavis

hard to tell if there is any sarcasm in this thread esp at the beginning

i know some are not shave ready but what the consensus?

still GD in my normal rotation and i think it will stay a while

I now have three in my regular rotation which include several W&Bs, Wostys and a Boker. GDs, properly honed, rock.

Originally Posted by ShawnWmDavis

hard to tell if there is any sarcasm in this thread esp at the beginning

i know some are not shave ready but what the consensus?

As far as I can tell you can't expect any of the GD's from mr.parko to be honed, and shave ready, but if you get one from Ruprazor, or Mysteryrazor.com you could get one pre-honed.

My GD's shave as well as my vintage blades, and my newer Dovo. While not as good to look at the shave is very nice and smooth. Great razors at an unbeatable price.

Originally Posted by ShawnWmDavis

hard to tell if there is any sarcasm in this thread esp at the beginning

i know some are not shave ready but what the consensus?

When they come fresh from the factory the edge is 95% of the time a bit wavy/mishapen at the heel. I have never had one that I would even consider trying to shave with out of the box (but perhaps that's just my OCD about what is "shave ready" to me).

Once they are honed up, they can in fact be as good a shaver as almost any other razor out there.

Take it for what it's worth, as I am not an unbiased opinion on the subject, but I have had the opportunity to see, handle, hone, modifify, re-scale, etc, etc, many of these beasts. They are not "joke" razors. They certainly are quirky though!