A Barbers first Solid Straight Shave
Hey All,
As the title says, I am a barber and today I used my "presharpened" DOVO Bismark on my barbed wire face.
My usual shaving habits kicked in (Hot towel then lather) the only change is that I let the lather sit in while I stroped the razor for 10 cycles. I love the look, the feel, and the sound of the razor but I'm not sure that it was that sharp. I'm used to using the disposable straight razors which are rediculously sharp and cheap. The biggest difference was the blade coverage area. A disposable is a little less than 2" as opposed to the 3 or more inches of the DOVO, but I like the extra coverage as It requires less strokes, but while I was able to get a decent shave, it wasn't as close as my disposable.
I'm sure for obvious reasons, a disposable will ALWAYS give you a sharp edge, but was I wrong to use the DOVO without honing it a bit more? -- WAY before the shave I used the linen strop 5 cycles then did the hair test.
I've shaved myself and clients with a barbers straight razor for 2 years and have gotten used to having a sharp edge just "there" the DOVO felt sharp and did cut the hair but wasn't sharp enough for me. Should I put that aside and work with the eBay practice razor (which I should be getting soon)?
Other than that, the experience was WAY worth it. Thanks to this forum I discovered Thayers and am feeling better about learning the ORIGINAL straight shave.
Thanks all