I have been shaving with a Dovo purchased from SRD, and my grandfather's razor that I sent to Lyn to hone. I tried honing one of grandfather's other razors, but was very unsure of myself. After shaving for two months with the Dovo (honed by someone at Lyn's shop) I began to wonder if I should try to hone it. Keep in mind that during this two months I was not only learning to shave, but learning to strop. I must have made every mistake in the book with that baby, including dropping it once!

So I took the huge risk of trying to hone my "go to" razor. After honing and stropping I took a shave, and WOW, what a difference. When I got the razor from SRD I didn't know how to shave, so it was only OK. Now that I know how to shave and its sharp it feels great!

The (im)moral of the story? Noobs, don't be afraid of the stones. After a reasonable amount of shaves with a razor honed by a master either take it to the hones yourself, or send it back to the honemeister. You will be happy you did!

Enjoy,

Ive