Thread: Need specific advice for first blade

Originally Posted by Durhampiper

We all get here in different ways, but we all get here.

Always good to remember. Lots of opinions, but you know what they say about opinions and.......

Originally Posted by medicevans

Always good to remember. Lots of opinions, but you know what they say about opinions and.......

Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man

I definately can reccomend both SRD and Larry at Whipped dog. I however would not reccomend a shavette. They are damn tricky and do not feel anything like any of my straights, you can get a good shave, but for a few dollars more you can get the sight unseen deal (whipped dog)with a perfectly acceptable vintage straight and the poor mans strop. I do love my Dovo's, so if you want to go higher end then by all means go for the SRD package! (I believe you still get 1 free honing with it)

either way welcome to your new addiction!!

Originally Posted by Durhampiper

Yeah, well, that's just, like, your opinion, man

Hope I didn't offend. Sure wasn't my intent. I apologize if I did. I was just saying there are plenty of roads to Dublin. We all got here, just by different paths.

Originally Posted by medicevans

I was just saying there are plenty of roads to Dublin. We all got here, just by different paths.

Yes we did and here we all are in one big house of shaving.

Originally Posted by medicevans

Hope I didn't offend. Sure wasn't my intent. I apologize if I did. I was just saying there are plenty of roads to Dublin. We all got here, just by different paths.

I was quoting from "The Big Lebowsky." No offense--see the smiley/winky face at the end of my post?

I kept my Magic Shaver, maybe one day I'll insert a blade and see how it works out after using a conventional straight for four months.

Originally Posted by pmburk

I kept my Magic Shaver, maybe one day I'll insert a blade and see how it works out after using a conventional straight for four months.

Well, I've still got mine, but I don't plan to use it again; in fact, I just offered for free to a new guy who was looking to buy a used Dovo Shavette. It was a good learning tool for me, but I found it to be very unforgiving. But I figured that if I could learn to get a good shave with that, I could absolutely do so with a real straight. I was pleasantly surpised to find the actual razors much more forgiving.

Morgan,

FWIW, this morning I unlimbered my Dovo Special which I think is one price notch up from the Best and which I got years ago because I really liked the looks of the fake turltle scales. This razor has made its way into my rotation which sometimes spins fast, sometimes slowly, but which is only occupied by the razors that just seem to work so well. This time is was the slow turn to the Special and I got one of those nice, easy, smooth shaves that keeps a razor in the rotation. DOVO has my recommendation for a beginner and its hard to beat the quality and speed of service you get from Lynn and Don at Straight Razor Designs - that's a well deserved and well earned plug from a very satisfied customer.