Thread: Need Advice on a CL find

Hello everyone,

I need some advice from the gurus. I found a treasure, at least I think it is, on Craigslist. A Dovo Black Star with some pitting on the blade, case, and strop. Please check out the picture of the blade and let me know what you think. I am sending the payment out tomorrow morning first thing, so I am buying it, figuring even if the razor is junk I'll get a hard case and strop that I will need anyway.

I asked the seler how it shaves, if he thinks if the blade may have been rolled from being dropped or incorrectly stropped etc. If that is the case I plan on sending to Lynn for his services.

He claims it was only used 4 or 5 times....

Thanks in advance for your assistance.


Fatboy Q

The razor and strop look to be in decent shape. I say go for it.

Thanks Speedster. Like I said, I already pulled the trigger on the deal, but wanted to know about the pitting and if it is possible to get that bad of pitting only being used 4 or 5 times, and if it will be a great shave. Unless the guy did not know to keep the blade dry, not get water in the handles, and let it air dry before folding it up, or lives by the ocean...

I can't wait to get my hands on it later this week !

Nice looking items. They should serve you well. I would strop it up and see how it shaves. If it needs to be honed you can always send it out.

Thanks guys, I will strop it real good and go from there.

Good luck to ya!

It looks like you've done well.
I'd hone it as soon as it arrived if it were me - just to get a good starting point (and I like honing).
See how it goes and let us all know

I do have a little experience honing knives - kitchen, Bucks, and military types, and have a diamond honing stone set. I will be reading up on stropping and honing after I get through all the other newbies articles I have not read yet. But I think I would feel more comfortable with a professional honing my SR for the first time.....

And I will definitely keep my new friends here up to date.

Where do you plan to get it honed? Locally? If I may pry? And that's a sharp looking set you got

If it needs to be honed, I am thinking I would feel more comfortable with a professional. From reading here and SRD, I am inclined to see if Lynn, or other expert here on SRP would take on the task for me. Thanks for the confidence booster on the Dovo I picked out.