Thread: Beginner Questions

Greetings All, I'm a kitchen knife knut who has gotten the urge to try a straight razor and I have some initial questions:

1. Is there a significant sharpness advantage for the steel used in a new razor, like a dovo "silver steel", vs the steel commonly used in a vintage German straight?

2. Balance-wise how does an ebony wood scaled dovo compare to a bakelite or some other synthetic scaled vintage?

3. Does triple-pinning offer any practical advantage when shaving? Thanks in advance, Adagimp