Thread: Dovo’s honing method

The frowning issue is probably more than 5 years but has become more common.

Sadly, it is rare to get one that is not warped, unevenly ground, and that can produce even bevels. Frowns and heels in need of reprofiling, are de rigueur now.

Yea, Razorfranken81 is Jarrod, I just read the B&B thread, he was unmasked there too. Sad.

Initially I laughed but thinking a bit more this is really sad. A grown man pretending to be a foreigner, using bad English like some sort of an idiotic straight to tv comedy, just to come here and continue his one man crusade about honing stone shape and a bunch if shitty razors. Wow.

I was originally quite concerned about the tone this thread was presenting, but I now get that some of our more experienced members’ Spidey sense was tingling. How disappointing that someone would so fraudulently represent himself.

Originally Posted by razorfranken81

Well I did not expect this to go this way, this is like the Michael Jordan speech at the basketball hall of fame ceremony...it was his event as guest of honor, what can anyone do but watch?

You may hone your razor as you see fit, you may say "not shave ready" as you see fit, you just cannot state objective declarations which are materially false, especially as a party in competition to earn income. So if you wish to state the physical differences of the concave cutting edge are inconsequential, that is your subjective preference. If you wish to state that 115crv3 is really common 18-8 or deny the changes of edge radius, cutting angle, and thickness that can be objectively observed, you would if established as competitor likely be in some jeopardy.

They are indeed small changes but if you have not shaved from a 20cm vintage wheel via time machine, you don't speak from experience in your subjective position that these changes are never of consequence. Subjectively, they will matter if the diameter is reduced sufficiently.

Dear Friend:

Hahaha, a topic about dovo and convexed hones and an undercover vendor jumping into the discussion

https://youtu.be/2d4wPaBNryA?t=2

Originally Posted by Euclid440

The frowning issue is probably more than 5 years but has become more common.

Sadly, it is rare to get one that is not warped, unevenly ground, and that can produce even bevels. Frowns and heels in need of reprofiling, are de rigueur now.

Yea, Razorfranken81 is Jarrod, I just read the B&B thread, he was unmasked there too. Sad.

These predominate issues that you speak of Bob, are really a testament that jarrod is spewing forth ka ka from the mouth. If these so called masters were using them they would not be like this, it’s more than likely a new generation of hipsters making these RSO,s not qualified razor smiths. That time is gone

I just received a Dovo that was only used a few times without success by the previous owner.

I’m not surprised he had problems getting a good shave with that razor. It had a significant frown in the center 3/4 of the blade.

Based on the number of incidents of this kind of quality control issue with Dovos reported on this forum alone, I would not purchase a Dovo straight razor from a reseller who was not also an accomplished honer and guaranteed the razor to be shave ready before it left his shop.

It is ironic that the Dovo packaging includes a warning about how to care for the razor with an assertion that the edge should last for months with careful stropping.

Amen brother, I wouldn’t buy one either unless the seller affirms under right of return, that it hones normally on a flat hone.

You can see all of the problem in the attached image.

But Dovo’s biggest problem in the US now is Jarrod Connerty who continues to post as a German under fake accounts on several forums including this one. His posts cause many people to post images of frowning razors, horror stories like yours, and general airing of the dirty laundry that would not have received a lot of ‘air time’.

Jarrod and his ‘gilded (sic), apprenticed master Solingen honer’ crap has hurt them more than anyone else could have by drawing a great deal of attention to their rather prominent shortcomings. And he’s done this, impersonating a German citizen on world wide forums. If I were Dovo, I’d sent him a ‘cease and desist’ order.

Just a follow up to my previous post about the frowning Dovo.

Following Glen’s process, I removed the frown and added a slight smile while resetting the bevel using a coarse DMT.

Then I honed using a 1K - 4K - 8K progression and finished on a coticule.

The result was a very pleasant BBS shave with the razor. The problem was certainly not a result of the quality of the steel or the geometry of the razor.

It is really unfortunate that Dovo lets quite good razors leave their factory with edges damaged by whatever their sharpening process is. That is compounded by their statement that the warrantee expires when the owner tries to fix the problem they created.

The Dovo Best Quality I bought years ago, gave me fits.

Not only did it have a frown, but the shoulder was never ground on one side of the stabilizer.

I had to grind it out, with a pencil wheel.

Not the first time I've seen issues with the stabilizer's.