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    Good afternoon, Gentlemen.

    Name is Fred. I've been shaving with a Dovo Classic for about a month now.

    I've not quite got the technique for all the facial nooks and crannys down but I'm progressing. Still cleaning up with the Atra. Getting some excellent shaves.

    No major blood vessels have been opened, and I am imagining that as a good thing.

    I've been alternating between two razors of the same type day-on/day-off, and am getting to the point where I recognize that these instruments will eventually require a touch-up honing/sharpening. I purchased a 4K/8K whetstone when I bought the razors, but I don't want to 'practice' on them, so I've also purchased a few cheap Kriegers and another more coarse whetstone to work up from.

    I was looking through the forum and saw the thread about the "Best Cuts". Holy Crap.

    I look forward to reading to learn and being a part of the forum.

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    Welcome to SRP !
    Be careful how you treat people on your way up, you may meet them again on your way back down.

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    Off To A Great Start,, Enjoy The Forum, Ty

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    Welcome. Don't even practice on the Krieger. Such a cheap razor you will not learn anything. Better off with a Gold Dollar for practice honeing.

    As far as shaving, it takes a long time to get things figured out. Then you will find there is always more to learn. It never ends. Be patient and stick with it.
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    Welcome! I have been at this about 5 years and am still learning so just be patient and stick with it You made a nice choice for your starter razor, but as mentioned above I would look elsewhere for a practice blade for honing. A nice vintage blade would be a good start, you can also let look through the classifieds for a good deal.

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    Thanks for the welcome and the advice.

    *Sigh* The purchase is already made, so what I see happening here is me moving forward to learn the lesson that you are warning me against, and then me heeding your advise to learn the skill using quality instruments.

    Never let a good crisis go to waste.

    Again, Thanks!
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    Welcome aboard!! Lots of good people here willing to help out. A couple things though, The Kreiger I purchased also when I was new then found out it would never be honeable or even take a shaving edge. The gold dollar will take a shaving edge but not when you receive it out of the box. The shoulder needs to be ground down so it does not impede being put on a hone. There are a lot of threads on the subject here on SRP. Here are the names of a few razor companies that have made or are still making good reliable razors. There are many more but this will get you started.

    Wade & Butcher
    Dorko
    Dovo
    Boker
    Solingen
    Hart
    Puma
    Henckels
    Torrey
    Sheffield
    Genco
    Heljestrand
    Wusthoff
    Filarmonica
    George Butler
    George Wostenholm
    H.M. Christensen
    Thiers Issard
    Wacker
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    Welcome to SRP!

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    Hello Fred and welcome to SRP.
    The first step to honing is to watch a ton of videos. Start with our founder Lynn's videos and also anything by Glen aka GSSixgun.
    The more you watch, the better understanding you will have of the how's, what's and why's of honing. Then all it takes is practice.
    Good luck, be patient with both the shaving and the honing and enjoy your time here on the forum.

    Pete <:-}
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    That makes you smile." - Mark Twain

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    Welcome to the forum.
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