Thread: My First Razor

Welcome to SRP dickyince. I would be really suspicious of a new "Solingen" at that price considering an entry level Dovo is more than 2x that. Now, even most Dovos that are honed at the factory will need correcting so for the seller to claim shave readiness really implies someone has honed the razor for them pre sale... I wonder if that's so ? Maybe you should post a query in the forum re the brand. I have never heard of it & personally would not touch it. My advice is to buy a razor from someone with known honing skills who will back up his work. You will have enough challenges learning to strop & shave let alone having doubts about your razor.

dickyince,

Welcome and hello from Hastings

We have two very fine chaps in the UK:

1) Mr Neil Miller (www.strop-shop.co.uk)

2) Mr Steve Dempster (www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk)

who sell and hone razors

Mr Miller specialises in vintage razors and makes superb strops; Mr Dempster does both vintage and new (Dovo & Thiers-Issard) razors.

The razors they supply are all shave ready, and both are very fine to do business with

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ