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Glad this worked out well! :)

Have fun, I hope you enjoy learning with it. :)

I thought I had read a great deal of this site but I clearly have a lot more to read. The thread that Glen linked to was fascinating and I wish I'd seen it before now.

I can see how newcomers to...

Thank you for your reply earcutter. :)

That's fair enough, your opinion counts for a lot to me and you've said that it is from your own experience - I certainly can't take that away and nor would...

I get the impression that this is something that has been dragged about a lot in the past and people are fed up with it being dragged up time and time again - is this a fair guess?

I must have...

You are right, I don't - that's why I asked him what his experience of them was. I don't feel my manner was rude and I'm sorry if it was - it wasn't my intention.

This isn't my thread and nor had...

Damnit, I sense I may have neglected the teachings of How to Make Friends and Influence People in this thread!

It wasn't my intention to cause offense or be abrasive to other members - and I...

Dude, yes you did!

"But that's the thing!! How many new guys would even know what to fix?? Sure you can get an OK shave after fixing... But if you've never had a good straight or honed, how would...

The tone of your post is very confident considering you don't have personal experience with the razors in question and are basing it upon hearsay (Unless I have misread you post).

You may have...

With respect, is this last point in any way empirical and/or from personal experience?

At no point have I advocated a Gold Dollar razor to a beginner, where did you get this from? I simply said...

How may vintage American razors sell for $4.17 with any regularity? (That aren't requiring a ton of restoration) because that's how much a Gold Dollar can be had for as a Buy it Now price.

I don't...

Not necessarily. My experience of them is that with some corrective work they hone up nicely and can give a nice shave. Sometimes the grinds are off and generally they need a bit of work so they can...