Thread: Gold Dollar 200?

OK guys, I'm thoroughly confused! I see the Gold Dollar 200 listed a few places (MrParko, Yabu007 and a few others) as being made of Carbon Steel for $32 - $38 and another (Mysterydoll) as being made of Stainless Steel for $18. So, which is it? I considered buying one but it its SS I need to know so I can read up on the difference between honing CS & SS.

I think i recall the produser list as carbon and then reply stainless when asked

GD 200s are CS, not SS. I've got one, and it's definitely not SS.

I just went to the website and it listed material as alloy, now that really tells me a lot.............Also the web site said the GD200 shipped in a wood box, MysteryDolls ad shows a regular 2 piece cardboard box that says 'Mystery Razor' on it.

One thing I have learned for certain in the almost 2 years of researching str8 razors; there are 14+ million different combos/variations/manufactures/models/materials/etc./etc. out there, nothing is set in stone and I really don't think the human brain can grasp it all.

Valcan500Rider,
Thanks for the info, I was hoping someone with one would chime in. How did it hone up and what kind of shave does it give?

interestingly my GD 200 appear to be stainless

Say janivar123, How does the GD200SS shaveand how hard was it to hone?

honing i got no idea but i cant tell the differense in shaving

You may want to check out the top of the page , and read Bruno's post on GD razors .

Originally Posted by janivar123

interestingly my GD 200 appear to be stainless

I think they are a combination. The flat part of the blade is carbon and the warped part is stainless.

Probably the biggest myth perpetrated on all the forums is the one about SS razors being "harder" to hone...

They are not harder, they are a little different that's it,,, and that is barely noticable...IME they like the higher grit stones a touch more, thats it...

I would be more concerned with the other problems of honing a GD then whether it is CS or SS...