Wow.
I bought mine some time ago but they shave pretty good.
Not as good as my vintage solingen blades but not worst than one of my new Dovo's.
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Zy Vs Gold Dollar
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I bought mine some time ago but they shave pretty good.
Not as good as my vintage solingen blades but not worst than one of my new Dovo's.
I have 2 GD 1996, and 1 ZY, 1 GD 66.. The 2 1996 honed fine and shave fine I replaced the cheap scales on both modded the heel and tang and gave one a barbers notch, they're working razors that shave comfortably I didn't have to re-work the spine on them. They aren't in my rotation and wouldn't bat an eye at releasing them back into the wild.
Never tried a zy.. I keep hearing about them.. Are they really any good?
What is the barbers notch for? Im kinda new with straights?
Apparently its only used to open the razor, nothing else. Not even sure if that correct but I cant think of any else it could be used for. Maybe used in some strange grip....
ok thanks i looked and according to wiki this is what it said about the notch....
Barber's notch.
The upper, rounded, edge of Barber's notch was designed to aid in pulling the blade from the scales.
Barber's notch.
The upper, rounded, edge of Barber's notch was designed to aid in pulling the blade from the scales.
so are the zy really any good?????
I cannot say if the ZY are any better than the GD, I haven't even tried to hone or use the one I have. The only Chinese razors I have honed are the GD 1996
There are many theories about the notch only reason I put one one the GD that I modded was for looks
oh okay..thanks.....and i have never heard of the 1996.....
If I had to choose between a similarly priced vintage solingen/sheffield razor or a ZY to shave with , it would not be the later.
Different story if you want to learn to hone, I would not want to “destroy” a vintage to learn the trade.
Yeah I'm trying to learn honing right now.
the way barbers hold a razor, with three fingers on the blade, it becomes clear that the notch is for the thumb
Slash McCoy
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What he said. It is a bit more ergonomic. Some guys dont like them and some guys dont care. Me, I like a thumb notch. Besides giving you IMHO a nicer grip, it also does away with a lot of excess steel, usually, that can interfere with honing. You don't NEED it. But you might WANT it. Look for pics of the Dovo Bismarck razor for a good example. Also about half the modded Gold Dollars in the annual modification competition have thumb notches as a consequence of grinding away the heel and thereby eliminating the stabilizer.
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