Whipped dog is great and I love buying from him but I started with a dovo bq 5/8. Also had VDH kit for soap then bought a tweezerman pure badger hair brush. And I had a dovo bridal strop 1 1/2 inch wide. But soon bought the big daddy from SRD. And the razor that I love is a $22 special I restored from e-bay which is a Geneva fluid steel whitch is awesome. But the whole reason I'm replying is to say I'm not as happy with the dovo as I think I should be having spent $80. I also bought a boker 5/8 and this razor I'm VERRY HAPPY to have purchased for $115 and that's what I would do if I was to do it all over again.