Thread: Dovo Bismarck 6/8

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?