Garry, here is what you'll be getting in the mail.

Garry,

Your razor is in the mail. I posted to the DD Giveaway thread but it being old don't know if you will see it. Here it is reposted.

I rehoned your razor without the tape on the spine to compensate for the spine thickness and found the shave to be very good. If my prep was not off then I think it was a bit smoother when honed with the tape but that would mean you'd have to strop it with the tape which I thought would make it impractical.

I also cleaned up the grind marks, most not all because I did not want to reduce the spine even further.

There is no warranty on the gold plating. I am experimenting with flash plating and could not resist trying it on your razor since it originally had it. The plating is very thin and can be removed with any metal polish. If you like it then enjoy it while it lasts.

http://www.winpte.com/str8/DDGE_1.jpghttp://www.winpte.com/str8/DDGE_4.jpg
http://www.winpte.com/str8/DDGE_2.jpghttp://www.winpte.com/str8/DDGE_3.jpg

In case you forgot what it looked like before here is the e-bay link:
e-bay description