BBS with a what? A gold dollar? Oh yeah :)

[Phrank]

For me using a straight is about exploration. I've got a few vintage blades that I love as well. Trying a Gold Dollar was part of the fun, and I was not disappointed, although for the price I would have been okay with that.

Hey - no problem, exploration is great, all part of this wonderful hobby!

Go and have a look at some of the threads by Laurens, he's does stunning things with Gold Dollars.

If I'm not mistaken, in order to learn honing, he decided to use GD's for the very fact that while they can be great blades, they have a tendency to have inconsistent geometry; therefore, perfect to learn how to hone when presented with blades with various levels of problems.

He then took it up a notch, and did some further design (e.g., scales) work on them, and created some really spectacular blades, all great shavers.

So in terms of exploration and what your preferences are, absolutely agree with you....cheers!

[Dorf]

If I'm not mistaken, in order to learn honing, he decided to use GD's for the very fact that while they can be great blades, they have a tendency to have inconsistent geometry; therefore, perfect to learn how to hone when presented with blades with various levels of problems.

This is a fantastic idea. Much better than nearly ruining your Thiers-Issard that your girlfriend got you for christmas...

[kwlfca]

Oh yeah eh...

Wonder how long it'll take for this thread to get merged with the other GD thread

[Steel]

I have started buying razors via ebay lately and it has been a lot of fun too (thanks phrank). There have also been challenges with the geometry of those blades too. Not much different then the Gold dollar except that my ebay razors have a rich history and are more valuable which I enjoy in a different way.