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Well, I got my 6/8 Dovo Best and my 5/8 Fritz Bracht. I couldn't be happier with both. LOVE the weight and feel of the Best. It didn't take long to get it shave ready, and it gave a very smooth and satisfying shave. The Fritz Bracht is just gorgeous and the shave is fantastic!!!
You just cant go wrong with a Dovo... If you are just starting out or have used a straight for years they are excellent. I have around 30 differant
brands of razors and the Dovo is the old reliable.
Here's my main shaver. I have a few other razors that aren't shave-ready, so I don't have much to compare it to, but I do enjoy it.
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After finishing with my W&B last week, I thought to myself, that is a tough one to follow. Then I grabbed the next one in my rotation, a Dovo Perlex. No, it wasn't that difficult after all.
I picked up another Dovo from a buddy of mine for a superb deal. It's a basic razor, but man did it shave beautifully! Kinda makes me think I screwed up the edge on my main Dovo stropping it incorrectly, that's how great of a shave this new one gave me.
I'll post pics when I get home.
Here's my newest addition! I think I'm gonna go for a 7-day set of Dovo's. All different kinds. We'll see how that works out. In any case, this one really is an awesome shaver, and it's their most basic blade.
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My first razor was a Dovo Best Quality. Two weeks later I bought a Dovo Speacial. For someone just getting into the straight shaving game, these two shave very well. At least for me!
I picked up a Dovo BlackStar a couple of weeks ago, from SRD. It is my favorite. I don't know if it is the newness of it, or how nice it looks. Even with my beginner skills, and the not so great shaves I get from any straight (I still touch up with a DE), The Dovo gives me the best results of the three I have. Very nice piece of German steel, and nice to look at, too.
I have one Dovo in my rotation too. Got it from the Ebay in the NOS condition.
It is a 6/8 vintage Fritz Bracht #25 with gold plated shank and aux mother of pearl scales.
It shaves as it looks- splendid. Do not ask me sell it!
I began shaving with a Dovo Bismarck straight about 5 years ago. It was the only razor I had until a few months ago when I got a 6/8 Wacker Red Head. The Bismarck has definitely treated me well these years but I'm likely to pass it along soon. Although it is a great razor I've begun a new love affair with Wacker razors.
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