INFO! The 2023 Gold Dollar Mod Competition

[rbscebu]

This is where I ordered my last two. Go here Mark.

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/1005003141911427.html?spm=a2g0n.order_detail.order_detail_item.3.7106f19cuPFqDS

If ordering in bulk, it might be more economical here but watch the shipping cost.

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m.alibaba.com

 

[Njguy1977]

This morning I spent hours grinding the point underwater to a lovely Spanish style and was very happy with the finished result. Then I dropped it onto a concrete floor - only a couple of feet. They don't make Gold Dollars the way they use to.

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Next week I will start on giving this blade a different point styles, one that hopefully is not as delicate.

You could always call this point the “Bat Wing”

Larry

 

[mycarver]

This is where I ordered my last two. Go here Mark.

https://m.aliexpress.com/item/1005003141911427.html?spm=a2g0n.order_detail.order_detail_item.3.7106f19cuPFqDS

If ordering in bulk, it might be more economical here but watch the shipping cost.

This product is no longer available.

This product is no longer available.

m.alibaba.com

Thank you.
Had some trouble with the links for some reason but regardless I do have a few on the way.

 

[mycarver]

Ha! Sure. After I ordered some didn’t I get an offer to buy them at just $2.04.

 

[mycarver]

Got an additional 6 for $15. Can’t complain.

 

[rbscebu]

Got an additional 6 for $15. Can’t complain.

Sounds good. GD 66s can be an economical and fun blade to play with. At times they produce a razor that is also enjoyable to shave with.

My latest purchase was two at about US$12 total including shipping. Just hoping they arrive before the last week of June so that I can still be in this competition. I will modify both to my liking and probably PIF one to a worthy member.

 

[mycarver]

Sounds good. GD 66s can be an economical and fun blade to play with. At times they produce a razor that is also enjoyable to shave with.

Thank you for the info. And yes, I do have some experience with them. Actually I’m posting a favorite oldie GD in SOTD. A bit fru-fru . And I’m pairing it with a blade I just did this afternoon.
Again, thanks.

 

[rbscebu]

My replacement GD66s have arrived in Australia (10 days). Next they need to clear customs and have Australia Post deliver them. Looks like they will be in my hot sweaty hands early June. Until then, I have a couple of weeks to think about how I can improve this already exceptionally good razor .

Life is full of challenges.

 

[Saxonbowman]

My replacement GD66s have arrived in Australia (10 days). Next they need to clear customs and have Australia Post deliver them. Looks like they will be in my hot sweaty hands early June. Until then, I have a couple of weeks to think about how I can improve this already exceptionally good razor .

Life is full of challenges.

Great news! Hope you get them soon.

 

[mycarver]

Not competing but my recent order of 10 should be here around the 8th. So they say.
Gives me a cushion to maybe get a couple right. Maybe I should have just got a dozen in case I really screw up.

 

[Kaldane]

Almost feel like I'm cheating by getting stuck in while others are still waiting for the post...

Working title : "No, I'm Sixtysix" - with apologies to Kirk Douglas and Thiers Issard. I wanted to try something that looked more like an established "proper razor" this time round, so I'm calling it an homage.

Rough stuff mostly done. Square point, stabiliser gone and thumb area shaped to pretend it has Grelot ambitions. Beechwood scales - I'm thinking beeswax to finish so it's raw-ish wood rather than varnished or stained.

Out with the files and sandpaper...

 

[Saxonbowman]

Not competing but my recent order of 10 should be here around the 8th. So they say.
Gives me a cushion to maybe get a couple right. Maybe I should have just got a dozen in case I really screw up.

If you get the time, go ahead and jump into the competition. You have until July 1.

 

[mycarver]

If you get the time, go ahead and jump into the competition. You have until July 1.

Thanks . In a month I could knock out a half dozen razors but I had my fun in the sun way back when dinosaurs roamed the earth!

 

[Kaldane]

Getting there. The wedge is from a bit of old fence panel which already had a bit of an angle on it. Wouldn't trust it for the main parts of the scales, but it'll do under compression.

 

[Saxonbowman]

Getting there. The wedge is from a bit of old fence panel which already had a bit of an angle on it. Wouldn't trust it for the main parts of the scales, but it'll do under compression.

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Looking good!

 

[rbscebu]

I live well out of town so do not get mail delivery. I received a message from the post office that they have a parcel for me to collect. Chinese tracking shows "Delivered". I will make a special trip into town this morning. Here's hoping that that parcel is two Gold Dollar 66s.

 

[rbscebu]

They are here!

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Before they arrive, I thought that I would have to reprofiled the heel area. Looks like GD have already fixed the heel problem.

Now to work out how I can improve upon existing perfection. Life is full of chachallenges.

 

[Saxonbowman]

We're into June now. Just four weeks left to go. How's everyone's work coming along?

 

[Derwent]

Very slowly...life has been very busy!!!
But...the Mrs and kid are off to visit Grandpa for a week in a few days, so guess what my evenings will be filled by...

 

[FairlySlow]

I'm not going to let a crappy GD 66 ruin my day. I have now ordered two more from China, just to be on the safe side. If they arrive before the last week of June, I will have the time to modify one and still be in the competition

Amazon is your friend haha