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So I got my 5/8 dovo best today from srd, cleaned it and gave it a shot. I must say, WOW. It is insanely sharper than the magic shavette i was using. The shave is incomparable, it was just a little awkward for me to use since the blade is a lot bigger. I gave myself a little nick but it's pretty much because i was actually a bit nervous for some reason.
overall i'm incredibly happy with the shave and i already can't wait to use it again.
Congratulations on your shave! Now that you know what a Honemeister edge feels like, don't look back. :tu
funny thing was, my brother kept popping in and out of the bathroom asking things like "is it worth it?" and "can you feel a difference?" and really all i could say to him was that he'd have to try one to understand.
Smoother than the shavette too I bet :D
waaaaaaaaaaaaaayyy smoother than the shavette. i mean i was impressed by the shavette and i was all excited by the fact that even though it was a cheap one, i was using a straight razor. i've been at it for about two weeks now and my buddies think i'm obsessed, but they definitely just don't understand. i'm already looking around for a vintage razor to just toy around with to learn a thing or two about honing and possibly even restore it.
Nice job! You'll have many more great shaves
with that Dovo.
- Scott
Thanks a lot guys. I'm definitely glad I found this forum.
Welcome and congrats on stepping up. Now you can pass the shavette on to another like you who wants to try it. Although you can now encourage them to go to a real str8 right off.
i have been shaving with the SR for about a year and a half now and i still use my Dovo Best Quality. i have a 4 razor rotation but i still find that i like that Dovo as it is really consistent and easy to use.
Good choice and it sounds like you have made a great start. if you are anything like me, this is the point where your addiction will begin :mace:
yeahh i'd say i'm getting that itch already. i went to the mall to do some clothes shopping today, and still walked out with a new brush, a shave cream, and a soap i want to try. my gf thinks i'm nuts but she' shappy i'm finally clean shaven. until i tried the straight i would shave about once every other week because regular safety razors would irritate my face terribly. :)
Apologies to your gf, but sometime, go a couple weeks again and see how much fun it is to wipe all that growth off with a single pass. Nothing clears off a beard like a straight!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nolig23
this is very true!! it drives me crazy to go that long without shaving but i waited a week before my last shave and it was really nice. :tuQuote:
Originally Posted by Utopian
Hey welcome to SRP! Great job on jumping in, there is no better place to get empathetic support and quality, experiential answers. These members are first class and are here to celebrate your successes and guide you when needed.
Enjoy!:tu
The Alpsman
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Originally Posted by Alpsman
That's exactly what keeps me on these forums all day. Even if I'm not posting much I still love to see how supportive these guys can be. I've been trying to show the same kind of support for other new guys like myself. I definitely feel I've learned a great deal in just a week.
so now i picked up a 5/8 wade n butcher, i'll post up pics tuesday when it gets here :rock:
for now here are pics from his thread in the classifieds, i got it from treydampier
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y85...3/101_0755.jpg
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Congrats and welcome to SRP! It sounds like you're on the right track and have a few great razors to start with. Keep at it, it only gets better!
Thanks a lot! The more quality products I acquire and the more I learn, the more excited i get!
Congratulations on you first shave and your new razors.
I also went from a shavette to a real straight and the shaves where a lot more comfortable.... but the razors where not a lot sharper though.. I used feather blades in them and they are scary sharp..
I sometimes still use the shavette and now I can get pretty good shaves with it as well but I will have to concentrate really hard not to make mistakes. It will bite..
Maarten
I loooooove my 11/16 W&B. This thing is so ungodly sharp I don't think I'll ever wind up spending Dovo money on a SR. I'll just keep buying great vintage razors and trying them out.