I am getting ready to buy a professionally JNAT honed Gold Dollar straight Razor and have my choice of the 66, 100, or 208. Which one do I choose and why? I have some experience shaving with a Parker shavette. Thank you!
Very nice! Did you do all that work yourself or do you have “people”?But if they are honed right they are a fantastic Straight, and if you wish given the right love can even look stunning. Here is my 3.
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Very nice! Did you do all that work yourself or do you have “people”?
I have a GD W59 on the way and I’m seeking recommendations.
Very nice! Did you do all that work yourself or do you have “people”?
I have a GD W59 on the way and I’m seeking recommendations.
Ian My friend I'll answer and then go to sleep again. I've got high fever that doesn't seem to want to go away. The W59 is a large or even huge step up from the basic GD razors. It's a ready to use product with nice wooden scales and a well made hollow ground. Even so it's still far from the quality of western razor production. Then again you can get four W59 for the price of one basic German made razor and they shave just as good. I believe that sums it up. Now it's time for me to go back to sleep. I Wish you all a happy (and healthy) new year.
Thanks for the info! Much to ponder.
This will be one of my first SRs, the other on it’s way is a WD Sight Unseen. May be a little early for me to start heavy investment an experimentation just yet.
Do you have to do the heel fix on the 208’s. Doesn’t look like it has that big nasty shoulderThe higher the number the thinner the blade tends to be and a bit better finished. IOW, they put a little more work in the 208 than the 66. Less metal is usually a good thing in the GD series. My test and air travel razors tend to be 208s, they're a good balance between price, size, and workmanship. You can't really afford to rescale them unless you have some 'donor' scales on hand, but if you put decent scales on a 208 it makes a surprising difference.
Cheers, Steve
Short answer is yes.Do you have to do the heel fix on the 208’s. Doesn’t look like it has that big nasty shoulder