So I have mentioned before that I have a newer (maybe NOS?) Dovo. You can see it on classic edge, some gold and tortoise scales. I will add some pictures later....

So, had some less than stellar shaves (5-6) after receiving this "professionally" honed, from a website not affiliated with anyone here that I am aware of, I decided to hone this bad boy myself. It has been honed twice (once from classic edge and once "professionally") now there is some serious hone wear in the toe and heel. They also decided to ruin the nice round heel, flattening it out. The toe seems to have a whole lot more bevel. At least the middle is flat, let's see what we can do. So, tape 'er up to prevent more wear and lett'er ride. I planned to do my 5,8,12 naniwa then vermio progression. Since those are all I have and it worked well for my other razors. One side, got some nice even bevel. Can see the 5k stria, nice and even. Patted myself on the back. Flipped it over, and I cursed. A lot. New stria on heel and toe sections, but tapers away towards the bevel.

So I set it down and contemplated. I have no faith in what the second person did and now the GF feels like crap, knowing how much I like the two razors she sent out. It originally came from classic edge sharp enough to split atoms. I could spend a year honing it down on both sides till the one is even. It will take a while, will probably end up losing a bunch of steel. Hmmm. But it doesn't frown.

I would prefer not to get this professionally honed. I would like to do it myself. Contemplating a 1k specialty stone to speed up the process...

However, I realize more experienced honers might have a better plan.

Grateful for any help,

John