Thread: Knowing when to throw in the gloves.

If you have to ask...It's time.

I get the sentiment part but really, this is your face and pleasure your talking about.

Break the scales off of it and learn to make new scales with it. When you are done with that project, rehone it and peddle it on ebay.

Originally Posted by Splashone

When you are done with that project, rehone it and peddle it on ebay.

Now that's just wrong....

I picked up a GD for $5 at a yard sale, beveled it to 30 degrees with a bastard file. It makes a nice box cutter, cable stripper, paint scraper, and paper weight.

The much maligned GD takes another kicking
I do recall one making shave of the day a while back. They are hit and miss, but so are a lot of the new G&F razors, Timor, at 20 x the price. Haven't checked for a while, but are they on the list of razors to avoid? Made in Solingen supposedly.
To save any disappointment, stick with a vintage razor, and send it out for pro- honing. Best of luck.

Originally Posted by criswilson10

Now that's just wrong....

I picked up a GD for $5 at a yard sale, beveled it to 30 degrees with a bastard file. It makes a nice box cutter, cable stripper, paint scraper, and paper weight.

Now what is wrong with selling a reworked GD on eBay? Because it is fundamentally worse than the other GDs for sale there? If you make it pretty, clearly state its a GD and do not use the phrase "shave ready," What ethical issues have been presented? Never mind that there are many truly "shave ready" GDs out there. They just tend to require work on the blade to make that journey and you will run across a dog or two.

I started with a GD about 6 weeks ago and tried to shave with it for 2 weeks and had to put it away and move on to a much higher quality razor. I paid a little money and a little blood to learn a lesson with the GD.

There are those in the business of making money and those that are here because we enjoy some part of the wet shaving scene.
Usually as beginners, we spend a great deal of time and money buying iffy equipment.and later find there are places to look for guidance.
Most any razor of good steel, well honed, will give some shaves. It is defining consistently good steel and proper honing that is our goal.
~Richard

I use one to practice honing and learning my stones. I just about never shave with a honed edge more than once but the GD I own hones up just fine and shaves very well too. I can tell the difference between synthetic edges, coticule edges and now JNAT edges. It serves its purpose very well for me.

"There are those in the business of making money and those that are here because we enjoy some part of the wet shaving scene.
Usually as beginners, we spend a great deal of time and money buying iffy equipment.and later find there are places to look for guidance.
Most any razor of good steel, well honed, will give some shaves. It is defining consistently good steel and proper honing that is our goal.
~Richard"

The story of my life. If only I'd found this site before I forked out 2 hundred on mediocre shaving equipment. Now I'm in the process of getting better equipment. I have a great strop now, a great razor, some killer soap and a nice coti/bbw. I have been slowly replacing all the original stuff I had bought because most of it was unusable.

I'm offended on behalf of my prius. Just saying