I bought the dovo best quality with black scales luckily after finding this website and doing some research so while i spent $120 along with a 2 inch strop i think i made a good decision on spending more and getting a quality razor. I have never straight razor shaved before so i hope it comes shave ready i bought it from vintage blades llc i hope they pre hone or home there razors lol not to up to date with the lingo yet but i was hoping the 2 inch strop would be good enough to get the sharpening job done because i decided not to pay an extra 20 dollars and get the 3 inch i felt i had spent enough i hope this was not a stupid mistake please reply with any comments thank you this is my first post in your forum community i will have pictures up soon. -jason vickery