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[Seraphim]

He only touches Cold Hard Chinese Steel now :).

I'm a man of Principals! One must set high standards for one's self.

[paco664]

I'm a man of Principals! One must set high standards for one's self.

i dunno... i find it easier to keep the bar set low....

[Seraphim]

i dunno... i find it easier to keep the bar set low....

Good plan.

Except when doing the limbo!

[Seraphim]

I'd be really interested to see a series of a freshly honed blade, then what it looks like after being shaved with and lastly what it looks like after it's been stropped.

Ask, and Ye shall recieve:

Gold Dollar pre shave

And then afterward (stropped as well)

[Seraphim]

Solingen blade (Estas)

before shave, and after

[Seraphim]

Before shaving


After one use


After using it almost exclusively for a month straight.

[MajorBurnz]

I love the after-use shots. Puts to rest the claims of the 'Gold Dollars don't hold an edge' crowd.

Good job.

[Slash McCoy]

I love the after-use shots. Puts to rest the claims of the 'Gold Dollars don't hold an edge' crowd.

Good job.

Just shaving with one ought to do that, if it has been properly set up. A GD edge lasts as long as the average edge, in my experience. I have never had one poop out after just a few shaves, once I had it honed nicely in the first place. But the pics are nice, and I am surprised at how little difference there is between the fresh edge and the month-old edge.

[Seraphim]

Crappy shave.


You want to know what a crappy shave looks like? Even though the brain trust at another shaving forum discounts scope images "I don't shave with pictures of blades", etc. here it is for your edification, and perhaps theirs as well:

I did a super quickie hone job on a new razor, and didn't fully check it out prior to dashing out for a lunchtime shave at the gym.

Result? Crappy shave, razor burn, and a decided lack of closeness.



Back to the hones.....

So, I rehoned that bad boy, as posted above:



And I had a damn fine shave with it yesterday.

Here's the after shot:

[MajorBurnz]

Just shaving with one ought to do that, if it has been properly set up. A GD edge lasts as long as the average edge, in my experience. I have never had one poop out after just a few shaves, once I had it honed nicely in the first place. But the pics are nice, and I am surprised at how little difference there is between the fresh edge and the month-old edge.

Yep the shave's where it's at, but I was thinking of the naysayers who'd never 'stoop' to even trying out a GD, as 'you can't hone it' and 'if you did, it doesn't hold an edge'.

I've had a few....they're the best deal out there, as long as you have something that can grind the shoulder down.

[Seraphim]

Touched up my Barbershop blade.

Had a nice shave with it a couple days ago, and it was very smooth, but wanted to try out a couple more things. Looking forward to these results

[Slash McCoy]

Sweet. The edge is so smooth that when I look for the minute imperfections, all I see is pixelation.