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Gold dollar razors...
- Thread starter jfdupuis
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janivar123
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GD is an exsellent razor to test your restoration skills on
It can result in less breakage of vintage razors
And actually they work pretty good when finished
It can result in less breakage of vintage razors
And actually they work pretty good when finished
tat2Ralfy
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I have experience a pair of these and as said once reworked they do make a very nice shaver, be aware though, you will need to buy a higher model number, look for the one with carbon fibre looking scales (they are plastic) and go for one of those, the lower models can be simply diabolical
And expect to rework the edge, like I say once honed it will shave well, and test your honing skills, because once you can get a good shave out of these you know you can hone. :thumbup:
Regards
Ralfson (Dr)
And expect to rework the edge, like I say once honed it will shave well, and test your honing skills, because once you can get a good shave out of these you know you can hone. :thumbup:
Regards
Ralfson (Dr)
tat2Ralfy
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Matt as soon as I get home I will post a picture of mine, btw I did a deal were a member bought 2 and sent them to me, I honed them both (which meant removing frowns) and got to keep one for my efforts, they both turned out to be very good shavers, but as said needed a little major work.
Regards
Ralfson (Dr)
Regards
Ralfson (Dr)
mysteryrazor
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One of my Mystery Razor customers sent me a link to this problem. The Gold Dollars are made of good steel. The forging, heat treatment, and hollow grinding are done properly. The finish grinding and scaling may need correction. The factory was not receptive of constructive criticism, and I do not represent them at this time. Email me off list with pictures or a description of the problem and I will try to help with the correction.
mysteryrazor
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Nice 208, one of the messages I have mentions the heal extending past the scales. This is corrected in hot water. In a sauce pan bring the water to a rolling boil. Remove from the heat and wait till the boil dies down. Hold the blade with a rag and submerge the scales in the water and count to ten. Remove the scales from the water and lightly bend more curve into the scales. I say lightly because the bend required is half what you expect it to be because you are changing the position of both ends. May take a couple of times to get the shape were you want it.
tat2Ralfy
Well-Known Member
BeBerlin said:
Oh I would never pay anything like for that for cream/soap, but these GD's only cost under £10, and as Mystery says they are fundamentally sound, the scales are easily treated as he advises, and TBH they dont all need it, and the metal work needed to put the blades right is IMHO very rudimentary.
Best Regards
Ralfson (Dr)
G
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You said 'high end cream', though 
Anyway, this is a picture of my personal experience with GDGD razors, just for the record. Damn poor show if you ask me.
Anyway, this is a picture of my personal experience with GDGD razors, just for the record. Damn poor show if you ask me.
G
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Absolutely. I keep wondering why one would do that, though. From what I've read so far, at least 50% of them are broken in one way or another. Even if you can fix the problem ("fixing" mine would have meant to break the ridge, and we all know what that means), you will still end up with a God ugly piece of razor - at a price that will get you a beat up, but serviceable vintage.tat2Ralfy said:
Well, horses for courses and all that.
Regards,
Robin