Hey guys,


Okay its been about a year since I've been on here and just as long since I have tried shaving with my straight. I received a Dovo straight razor as a gift and used it a handful of times, I had a tough time stropping it and after a few times the razor began to pull and tug...I figured I had dulled the blade with my beginner/poor stropping techniques, So I sent the blade out for honing. The gentleman who honed my blade told me that regardless of my stropping abilities my Dovo razor was of a poor quality and would need consistent honing every few weeks.

So at the time I was a little demotivated after being gifted a $180 razor to hear it isn't really usable. I had thought honing was something that was done every 6 months or so? I guess it depends on how often you shave and how good you are at shaving and stropping.

After all that my question is....do I need to find a new razor? The gentleman had told me Dovo switched owners or factories or who knows what but that the quality wasn't there anymore. Is this true about all Dovos or just mine?

Trying to get back in the game and looking for the right direction to go. New razor? Non Dovo? Or is my razor okay? Poor quality Dovo?

Any and all help is very appreciated.

Thanks in advance guys. Heres my razor: Name: image.jpg Views: 530 Size: 61.5 KB