Thread: So newb i dont own a razor yet

Hey guys just want some advice on a razor i live in Australia and found a website that will sell them for about 100 dollers which is about the same as getting one from classifieds with postage and packaging so i wanted some advice on this razor Dovo Straight Razor (Cut Throat Razor): Classic Black 5/8 Inch or should i get the 6/8 razor instead or neither. thx for anyhelp in advance

The 5/8 Dovo is a great Beginner's razor. Some people advise a 6/8 but I started with a 5/8 Dovo and found it easy to handle and easy to use. I have three Dovos and find them to be excellent shavers.

Nearly all new razors come with a factory edge that is not great for starting out. Most of the SRP members recommend making sure the edge is shave ready by sending it to a professional for honing. You might check with the company you listed to see if this is an option. Many of the better US companies offer this service. You could check here on SRD to see if there is an Australian honemeister that might help you on this. Whatever you do, don't let a common knife sharpener touch your razor. Honing knives and razors are totally different.

Good Luck and keep asking questions until you feel you have gotten the answers you need.

Happy Shaving!

Hey shooter they got back to me and yes they deliver to Australia thanks for that, i was just wondering now if any1 could recommend some face cream for spots as i have a beard and i know once i shave it off i will have some rough skin underneath once its gone.


Thanks again

I use Nivea products for men that I can get at Wal-Mart. It's affordable and very good stuff. I hope they have it around your neck of the woods as the aftershave balm is quite calming and the facial lotion is really good for a wind-burned face after riding my bike in the heat we are going thru here.

+1 I like nivea stuff, especially the moisturiser in a blue tin, very good pre shave

Hey Tekbow,

That's the best analysis and analogy of the commitment required to learn straightshaving I've yet read. I've wondered about the shared traits that have drawn us to this odd and surprisingly arcane hobby.

About ten years ago I took a master class in flytying from Dick Talleur. I flew from my home in Iowa out to New Hampshire and was one of a dozen students. Most were from the east coast and professions included truck driver, restaurant owner, and eye surgeon. It turned out that all of us, including Mr. Talleur, had been oboists.

Hi Tekbow,

As a bagpiper I know what you mean by patience and perseverance, it took a lot of that for me to get to the point where I could fire up the 'pipes at home without worrying that members of the public might hear it and wonder if I was stapling cats together/slaughtering poultry in the spare room, or such like. As a newbie to the straight razor I'll be replumbing those patience depths again.