Thread: First shave today with my dovo best

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.

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

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

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!

The Alpsman

Originally Posted by Alpsman

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!

The 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

for now here are pics from his thread in the classifieds, i got it from treydampier

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!