Thread: Modified Gold Dollar

Originally Posted by jeffegg2

Well, there are varied reviews here on the Gold Dollar.

I have an unhoned Gold dollar, and two Dovo's. This first Gold Dollar I plan on using to practice honing.

I just received a 2nd Gold dollar 100 today, the difference was that the seller on ebay hones and strops them to "shave ready".

Wow! I give this razor a 10 on sharpness!! Definately shave ready!

I would rate it about an 8 on quality, only due to the steel quality, and not the scales which are about a 5, and the pins are in need. Perhaps if I re-scaled it, then it would be a good razor. But for a nice Travel ready razor I love it and plan to use it for travel.

I really don't want to rain on you parade but as you gain more experience with quality razors you should be ready to adjust your rating scale. WHile I have not shaved with a Gold Dollar I have seen pictures of the metal used on these razors taken through a microscope. I have done some precision metal work for ~ 20 years and have some metallurgy background. The pictures show that the metal has microscopic bubbles throughout the steel. I have seen metal like this when we were trying to save cost with cheaper metal that was graded the same of the more expensive competition. Think tiny pits all through the metal. As the edge comes to a razor edge these pits create a void in the edge. As you are only experienced with a fery few razors I can see how you would rate these blades in comparison to the current cartridge blades. If you search hard enough you probably will be able to find the pics I am referring to on this site. Add to that the negative comments I have read by senior members of this site that have honed many a razors and shaved with some quality steel I can not see the value in these razors. Bottom line is that you are happy with them, for now.