Thread: Do I need to hone a new razor?

Do you need to hone a new Dovo razor? I tried searching for the topic, but can't find.

Welcome to SRP. Did you buy it from a vendor who told you that professional honing was part of the deal ? If not you may be best off sending it out to a honemeister. See the SRP Classifieds and 'member services'.

Agreed.

Dovos come from the factory "pre-honed." Their degree of shave-readiness from this can vary greatly but in general, they do not come from the factory in a shave-ready condition.

AFter the factory, someone else needs to hone them. If the one you bought was not described as being honed, then it needs to be honed as Jimmy described. You will find the shave to be much improved when it comes back to you.

2 Dovo bought from eBay. Best quality and an Astrale.

No mention of shave readiness.

I also have a Norton 4K/8K enroute. So I probably will attempt to hone.

I mistakenly bought the zeepk strap as well, but ordered the filly from advice here.

If I was you I would try a shave with them. If it is you first straight razor shaving check out the link in my sig to the beginner's guide. Read Lynn's suggestions for the first straight razor shave and follow that. If the razors shave you well that is fine.

If they need honing I would suggest sending one out to be pro honed and wait until you get it back so that you have something to go by to judge your own efforts. If these are new Dovos you might want to get some older used razors to practice on before you try honing your brand new blades. There is a learning curve to honing razors too. It isn't the same as honing knives or tools.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

If I was you I would try a shave with them. If it is you first straight razor shaving check out the link in my sig to the beginner's guide. Read Lynn's suggestions for the first straight razor shave and follow that. If the razors shave you well that is fine.

If they need honing I would suggest sending one out to be pro honed and wait until you get it back so that you have something to go by to judge your own efforts. If these are new Dovos you might want to get some older used razors to practice on before you try honing your brand new blades. There is a learning curve to honing razors too. It isn't the same as honing knives or tools.

I would strongly recommend following Jimmy's advice. Get to know a genuinely sharp edge, and achieving it becomes much, much easier. Good luck.