Quote Originally Posted by smythe View Post
Oh... one more thing. and its just a suggestion. I am not saying your razor is to blame but do you have another razor? if not then get another razor (even as backup). So you can compare another blade's "shaveability".
Get an e-bay razor (not the zeepk or any of the crappy ones) and hone it up, strop and shave with it and see if the edge holds up longer than the current one. If the e-bay razor holds up longer... then your current one may be a lemon...

Now i know Dovo is a good brand but it can happen even with new production razors... maybe the steel is too brittle and wont hold an edge for long.

In any case its good to have a backup in case you ding your blade one morning and "need to get to that meeting to close that deal and must have that BBS face".
I have a shavette that is always sharp as a backup. I have only gotten excellent shaves with it except for the occasional nick from catching the corner of the blade.

Quote Originally Posted by smythe View Post
oh... one more thing what kind of hone or hones do you have?
Japanese 1200, DMT 8k, yellow coticule. Passes HHT of the DMT and coticule easily...at least at first. Edit: As well as after stropping...

Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
An overhoned edge can fall apart during a shave, and that would be my guess as to what's going on, particularly as you are honing it fairly frequently from what I can tell.

Oh, and you might want to make sure your stropping is up to scratch

James.

So does back honing fix an over honed edge? What is the best way to get back to square one?