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07-22-2020, 12:41 PM #1Senior Member
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Dovo’s honing method
So I stumbled upon Dovo’s website and noticed they have new pages that provide more detail on how their razors are honed.
https://www.dovo.com/en/ratgeber/sha...ing-hair-test/
They claim to use a 1k,5k,8k,10k followed iron oxide paste. The pictures however show a yellow hone ( coticule?) and what looks like a Thuringian.
Additionally, the yellow hone looks convex.
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07-22-2020, 01:21 PM #2Incidere in dimidium
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It almost seems like they used stock photos that don't match their text? Weird. And this is zoomed in on the yellow hone: I don't think it just looks convex... yikes.
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I don’t think I’d want to ask him about straight razor shaving.
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My guess is that the guy designing the web site is not the same guy who is honing the razors. Having spent 20+ years in manufacturing facilities, what happens on the floor isn't necessarily what the world sees or even what the guy in the front office sees.
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This might be more accurate on how Dovo hones blades.
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07-22-2020, 01:57 PM #6Razor Vulture
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Don't they always need honing out of the box anyway?
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Instantly voiding the warranty in the process. Originally Posted by sharptonn
Don't they always need honing out of the box anyway?
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Thanks for sharing Bob. It looks like they are using synthetic stones. Originally Posted by BobH
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This video perfectly explained why my razor's edge warped to the side. I can clearly see that the center part of the razor touching the hone much more than the tips. So if that happened to both sides evenly or more or less the same, a frown would be resulted. If one side much more than the other, a warped edge. Originally Posted by BobH
If I saw this earlier, I would have walked away from Dovo.
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08-02-2023, 04:41 PM #10
In general modern factory edges ain't too good. It's a well known fact Dovo doesn't do too good a job on their honing.
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