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Thread: Re-honed my Dovo Stainless yesterday - Test shave this morning - Wow!

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    Default Re-honed my Dovo Stainless yesterday - Test shave this morning - Wow!

    Thinking that my Dovo stainless needed a new edge, (Or because I was bored) I took it down on glass yesterday and re-honed it on my Belgium Le Verte coticule and shaved with it this morning.
    What an awesome shave! It shaved even better than my DD SatinEdge not that I think the DD is all that special other than it has the DD letters on it, I used a good old Col Conk lime glycerin soap. I usually use Castle Forbes Lime essential oils cream, but the colonel did a fine job.

    Lathered up twice and then finished off with alum and then a splash of Ogallala Bay Rum, Sage and Cedar aftershave. It's not bad, but I prefer the Ogallala double strength Bay rum much more.
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    I have honed when bored before too lol
    So where are the pictures of this razor? My only stainless blade right now is my Livi, but I like it a lot and that might be changing soon!

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    Cool Shikano, the bad weather here put me in Honing mode, careful lapping on my stones today and some bevel sets to do on some practice razors, even though I have not had the ultimate shave from my coticule, it is coming soon I think.

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    I love my "Cat 'O' Nine Tails" aftershave for the first shave after a honing, it will tell you how well that honing really was. If it was not prefect it will give you an added little slap.
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    Thank you for all the kind comments. Here are a few pictures of my Dovo.
    First one is my Dovo along with my Blatter & Blatter 2 dot freehand hand made by Robert Blatter of Montreal, Canada and some favorite Balkan Sobranie
    Second one is my blade and a Nording Signature Freehand.



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    Every razor should shave nothing short of fantastic. Spend some time with your DD and I'll bet it shaves the same.

    By the way, some nice pipes you have there.
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