Thread: Dovo Bismarck 6/8

Hello again;

Am I right to think that the gold leafing of the spine and the blade will fade with the stripping?

Thanks

Originally Posted by Icarusflies

Hello again;

Am I right to think that the gold leafing of the spine and the blade will fade with the stripping?

Thanks

It shouldn't fade, mine hasn't.

Having said that, I put a drop of Tuf-Glide on the pivot pin area of the razor, it actually caused some of the gold wash to come off that area so be careful if you're applying any protectant on any of the goldwash.

Hello everybody;

So I got my new razor. I followed the advises of the veterans and I bought a Dovo Best Quality 6/8 in black. My choice was also made easy by the fact that they did not have the Bismarck in stock.

The vendor told me that it is shave ready from the factory. I have stropped it already (20 passes in the linen part and 40 on the leather one) and will have my first shave tomorrow....

Since the strop is a thin one I am using an X pattern...what pressure should I apply...weight of the blade of a bit more?

Thanks

Weight of the blade only but if it has the factory edge it won't be shave ready and will likley be a bad shave. Send it to a pro for honing and start right with a shave ready razor.

I could not wait so I had a go at a shave and indeed the razor did not feel as sharp as my shavette by a long shot so I ll have to have it sharpened.

Can I expect a properly honed SR to be as sharp as a Shavette?