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    Sounds like some old wives got together and had a bs competition.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moueix View Post
    [B][U]Wet shavers of the old school know that the facet (blade) "grows",
    Does this mean my razors will get bigger? Wow I might have to eventually get out my toe nail clippers and trim them back to width.
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    Maybe it's me, but I never thought about stropping a razor by drawing it lightly across the ball of my thumb. Not much room for error there!

    Pete <:-}
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    Seems to me that we have a newcomer casting aspersions about a recognised manufacturer without the benefit of anything to gauge their performance against.

    Please tell us how many different razors you have shaved with, how many strops you have and just how much experience you have generally with straight razors that gives you the right to criticise a well known make.
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    Quote Originally Posted by UKRob View Post
    Seems to me that we have a newcomer casting aspersions about a recognised manufacturer without the benefit of anything to gauge their performance against.

    Please tell us how many different razors you have shaved with, how many strops you have and just how much experience you have generally with straight razors that gives you the right to criticise a well known make.
    Are you referring to my original post?

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    Quote Originally Posted by petercp4e View Post
    Maybe it's me, but I never thought about stropping a razor by drawing it lightly across the ball of my thumb. Not much room for error there!

    Pete <:-}

    Yah, that sounds a lil dangerous to ME too!

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    Quote Originally Posted by tcrideshd View Post
    That is why you can't put much faith in Dovo,s instructions, they claim the razor they just sold you is shave ready! Plus let's think about it, why did a barber need a strop during the day? He could have just shaved a few people before wasting his time on stropping, I've done the test, I skipped the linen for a bit and then even skipped the leather a couple times ( left strop at home). The shave was not up to par. YMMV. Tc
    The issue of "Shave Ready" I am going to definitely sort for myself. My first razor comes from SRD, with a pro Lynn honing. I purchased an inexpensive but effective microscope, and documented the edge as thoroughly as possible at 370x. I now have some new Dovo's coming from another source, factory "shave ready". I will also take numerous pictures of THAT edge. They will all be in my store of images if anyone is interested in comparing. In addition, I am close enough to my first SRD honed blade, and these "factory shave ready" blades, to be able to discern the difference.

    I am the curious sort, and truly like to know the difference between rain, and someone peeing down my neck. I'll have the answer to THIS question for myself, very soon. In fact, right after Daytona Bike week, when I get home to my new gear.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
    Personally I would just follow their instructions to the letter, and prove it to yourself, then down the line when this question comes back around you can answer it from experience with conviction

    But yes most of us have found that stropping before a shave yields a better result
    You jest, but I AM going to try it. Well, not the stropping on my thumb part. There's a difference between curiosity, and stupidity. That part alone, somewhat makes the entire FAQ suspect, in my eyes. But who knows?! I've been collecting and enjoying fine wines for 35 years. I've seen a lot of "old wives tales" both debunked, and confirmed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moueix View Post
    The issue of "Shave Ready" I am going to definitely sort for myself. My first razor comes from SRD, with a pro Lynn honing. I purchased an inexpensive but effective microscope, and documented the edge as thoroughly as possible at 370x. I now have some new Dovo's coming from another source, factory "shave ready". I will also take numerous pictures of THAT edge. They will all be in my store of images if anyone is interested in comparing. In addition, I am close enough to my first SRD honed blade, and these "factory shave ready" blades, to be able to discern the difference.

    I am the curious sort, and truly like to know the difference between rain, and someone peeing down my neck. I'll have the answer to THIS question for myself, very soon. In fact, right after Daytona Bike week, when I get home to my new gear.
    Will be interesting to see results. It is all very subjective though, depending how many shaves you have completed and how competent you are. The only true test is the shave test, observing the edge through a 370x microscope will most likely look like you are about to shave with a bandsaw...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Moueix View Post
    You jest, but I AM going to try it. Well, not the stropping on my thumb part. There's a difference between curiosity, and stupidity. That part alone, somewhat makes the entire FAQ suspect, in my eyes. But who knows?! I've been collecting and enjoying fine wines for 35 years. I've seen a lot of "old wives tales" both debunked, and confirmed.
    There is zero jest in that post...

    When in doubt try it yourself, and learn for yourself...
    better yet with owning a scope you can document the deterioration after each shave, and the resting period repair...

    There are quite a few of these experiments of course already on here but the more data points the better
    Oddly enough TI also has some odd thoughts on razor care which I have copied to a file someplace and will post as soon as I can find them


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