Thread: Dovo Best Quality - Half Hollow 5/8" from royalshave.com really shave ready?

Originally Posted by BobH

Hey and welcome to the forum. I have not dealt with the vendor you mention but I would really wonder if that is not a fancy way of saying the razors are supplied with the factory edge. If that is the case then it is pretty hit and miss as whether the edge will be shave ready or not from the many posts on here about new razors with factory edges.

Bob

My turn to agree with.you Bob, I would take that to mean a factory edge. But to be sure you could ask the vendor specifically whether it is hand honed to shave ready.
It if it is the razor you REALLY want then is the additional cost to get it honed that much of a disincentive that you would get something that you don't REALLY want.
My (and this is MY) take on blade oil is that it would be a nuisance to have to clean my.razor every day prior to use and oil it every day post use, but I guarantee that about 50% of the membership will have the opposing view
How much is the oil, if it's about $20 put that into the honing, get the razor you want and care for it well.