The Chinese have a way of buying raw materials from countries turning it into more valuable resources and then selling it back to countries around the globe, a great concept if you want to build your economy, not so great when you are the ones supplying them with raw materials. I have decided to turn the tables on them, I am using their Gold Dollar razors, converting them into something else and then selling it a a higher rate, watch out Jack Ma, you are going down bro!
I love Gold Dollar razors and I don't hide this fact, if it was not for them there would be way less folks trying out this great way of shaving, they are not bad blades either, they tend to be a bit softer than most vintage and handmade razors, but there has to be trade-offs in this price range. They hone easily and I mostly take them up to a quick 8k progression and where they are quite comfortable. a Gold Dollar blade is cheap to buy, cheap to maintain, but...... if you buy a RAT you will have a unique razor at that!
This razor has a blade that has been sanded and polished to give it a cleaner, shiny appearance. The brass wedge and bolsters and dark wood adds to the package to produce a Chines razor that looks like a Chinese JUNK ship, very cool! The brass has already darkened a bit with age, but the new owner is welcome to polish it back up to bright and shiny if they so prefer. This razor also features some G10 liners between the wood and the blade.
The blade is shave ready. The razor weighs 78 grams and has an 6/8 blade size.