i received a 100 year old Rodgers & Sons straight razor from a friend a few years back. I tried to hone it and noticed that, when run flat on a 1000 grit stone, the edge wasn't even touched by the stone. Apparently, it was honed incorrectly somewhere along the way. Being an amateur knife maker, I re-hollow ground the razor, both sides, until the thin parts were meeting again. I flat honed it on the 1000 grit stone to remove the wire edge and finished with a backwards pull honing on 2000 grit sandpaper on plate glass. My latest shave, this morning, was acceptable, and my face was actually less irritated than it was with a triple blade.

Needless to say, I'm hooked. Now I want to get a dovo, but I see the prices are pretty high. I have no qualms about buying the best, but I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions for a middle-of-the -road dovo? I'm pretty sure I don't need mastodon ivory scales, but I don't want anything thats too low quality (if dovo makes such a thing)

I am going to invest in a quality strop, I just thought I would use what materials I had on hand to see if I enjoyed straight razor shaving. I've had a tendency to shave once a month for most of my life due to laziness/sensitive skin. I think with a little practice and patience, my love for blades combined with the challenging lost art of straight razor shaving could keep me looking presentable

Hi! to all the other posters, and thanks for such an interesting web site.
Travis