Results 1 to 10 of 10
Thread: Getting my First Straight
Threaded View
-
07-27-2010, 03:47 AM #7
Welcome to SRP.
Dovo makes good quality razors, so then you have to make sure the edge is up to the task. The easiest way to do is to get it from a vendor like straightrazordesigns, where they'd hone and test it before sending it to you (they also will rehone it later on for free, so that's a pretty nice addon). Then to maintain the razor sharp for longer than a cartridge or DE blade will last, you'll need to strop it between shaves. It's best to get a leather+fabric strop and not just leather. The fabric component has a long term benefit.
If you're worried about cutting the leather, if your strop is one of the modular ones instead of the illinois brand, you can later buy just a new leather piece and have it look nice again. But since it works better as the leather gets broken in, I wouldn't replace it unless it is unusable. What I'm saying is that in my view unless your budget demands it, there's no reason to go for the cheap strip of leather type strops.