Thread: Taking the plunge for real

I can’t speak to WSP shave ready honing abilities. I have six Gold Dollars that I honed and they shave as well as any top quality razor I have honed by a honemeister. While other issues may certainly be at play (stropping, lather, etc.), for me the simple, first choice, is the honing. Your edge probably isn’t up to shave ready.

Originally Posted by Longhaultanker

I can’t speak to WSP shave ready honing abilities.

I can.
Consider re-honing.

Originally Posted by Longhaultanker

I have six Gold Dollars that I honed and they shave as well as any top quality razor.

They don't.
The heat treating is quite inferior.

Originally Posted by Longhaultanker: "I have six Gold Dollars that I honed and they shave as well as any top quality razor." (As quoted by Utopian).

Originally Posted by Utopian

They don't.
The heat treating is quite inferior.

I don't mind your opinion, but I do mind you mis-quoting me. What I said in my previous post was: "Ihave six Gold Dollars that I honed and they shave as well as any top quality razor I have honed by a honemeister." If you're going to quote me don't do me an injustice.

Turned into a damn GD thread again, just shave with the thing and never complain when you learn different, they will shave, after some work and no matter what you do it's still a GD, maybe your fine with lower quality tools. And since your new and already having trouble shaving why not use quality instead of junk. But then maybe some of you guys would rather ride in a Yugo, that a Mercedes. Your choice but don't blow smoke up my butt about how good they are, I've been doing this too long to believe the bs. cause if they were so good you wouldn't have spent money on other brands, heck you can buy 50 of them for 125$. Tc

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

Turned into a damn GD thread again, just shave with the thing and never complain when you learn different, they will shave, after some work and no matter what you do it's still a GD, maybe your fine with lower quality tools. And since your new and already having trouble shaving why not use quality instead of junk. But then maybe some of you guys would rather ride in a Yugo, that a Mercedes. Your choice but don't blow smoke up my butt about how good they are, I've been doing this too long to believe the bs. cause if they were so good you wouldn't have spent money on other brands, heck you can buy 50 of them for 125$. Tc

50 for $125 eh? Got a link, I could make an incredibly frustrating and very small fortune out of that...

Originally Posted by tcrideshd

But then maybe some of you guys would rather ride in a Yugo, that a Mercedes. Tc

Good comparison tc. My Benz has over 320-K on the clock. The only thing I have ever done to the engine is adjust the valve train every 20,000 miles. My Wosty is from the mid 1800's and still shaves like a dream.

But how well they hold their edge, compared to a vintage blade. That's what is being said. We all know they will hone and shave, but never, will they be in the same league as a vintage blades, edge retention.

Hell, I got a RSO here, that's shaves with the best of um. But it won't hold that edge past 3-4 shaves before needing honed again. He's a newb, you and I are veteran shavers
with years of experience. I'd rather see him spend his money on his wife, or girl friend. Than to see him sending his GD out for honing once a month, or less.

So by removing that,very possible variable, we can better evaluate his problem (s). That all... It's not an argument !

Originally Posted by Longhaultanker

Originally Posted by Longhaultanker: "I have six Gold Dollars that I honed and they shave as well as any top quality razor." (As quoted by Utopian).


I don't mind your opinion, but I do mind you mis-quoting me. What I said in my previous post was: "Ihave six Gold Dollars that I honed and they shave as well as any top quality razor I have honed by a honemeister." If you're going to quote me don't do me an injustice.

I wrote the post from my phone and inadvertantly cut off the last part of the quoted sentence but obviously no injustice was done. The sentiment was unchanged.