Thread: Yet another newbie

Originally Posted by LuckyCynic

As far as I know with my limited knowledge, this blade here seems like a decent pick. Made in Germany, fair price, and is not made of stainless steel... Thoughts?
DOVO Straight Razors

--LC.

It is a very good razor. ClassicShaving has outstanding reputation.
It's good that you go for the "presharpened" option. Such razors receive additional honing attention at ClassicShaving. The factory edge on new razors often does not provide the best shave.

Make sure you read the Wiki information on stropping. The quickest way for a newbie to loose the edge on his razor, is stropping malpractice. Unlike all other methods of shaving, you can't just toss the blade when dull and simply reach for a new one. That's obvious, but not everyone realizes how frustrating the learning curve can become if the sharpness of the blade has to be second guessed.
On the same note: once the razor arrives at your home, don't test the sharpness on anything but human hair. (no paper slicing, etc...)
You could also pick up a strop at ClassicShaving. I would like to make a special recommendation for the hanging strops that are made with the "Russian" process. (the Dovo Russians and the Illinois #829.

StraightRazorDesigns, the unofficially "resident" shop of SRP, also sells Dovo razors, among others. All are honed to excellence. They carry every imaginable shaving item you might need. I'm including this so you could look at alternative options, which is always a good thing to do.

Welcome to SRP,
Bart.