Thread: Dovo

I found a dovo bismark blades grim set for 159 is that worth it or not comes with practice gold dollar and lifetime hone strop and paste

Well the company has not got a stellar reputation. I have never looked over their site so I am not familiar with their equipment. When you are starting out one of the really important things is that you are starting with a hand honed shave ready edge. Many have the factory edge, which is called shave ready but it really isn't. There are a few shops that hone razors really well. In Canada we have Classic Edge that does very nice work. There are several in the US. Pick one that has what you want and shave ready razors. There are very good deals on razors here in the classifieds, keep your eye on them for some good values.

My first was a Dovo (not a Bismark, the lower-end one). It came sharp but not shave-ready. Every straight I've bought since has been vintage/used, cost 1/3 as much, and arrived shave ready.

The criticism would apply to any vendor of new straights, but I'd just rather buy from straight users who hone by hand to shave-readiness.

If it's a Dovo any style it will be a decent razor , after its honed by someone who shaves with one. I have my first Dovo Best still and still shaves very well , but get it from someone who really hones them right , as for the Gold Dollar give them 5$ more to keep it. Tc

DOVO razors are good ones. I find that the factory edge is very good, but it needs to be stropped before shaving. Not pseudo-stropped with zero-pressure, flat on a very taught strop but rather with moderate pressure and solid edge contact. It's better to use a slack strop or raise the spine a few millimeters than to just polish the spine without actually polishing the edge. Very rarely should a brand new razor need more grinding!

I'd pay a little more and get it from a reputable vendor like Dovo Bismarck Ebony Handle, Full Hollow Carbon Steel, 6/8" | RoyalShave

The rest of the 'kit' is poor quality stuff to create illusion of 'value'. The Dovo razor should be good but to me the new logo decreases its value. I have no idea about their honing, but do not trust it one bit given past history and their unwavering position that the razor shaped objects we all consider junk are perfectly suitable for shaving and a perfectly good choice for people who find a Dovo razor too expensive.

Originally Posted by RezDog

Well the company has not got a stellar reputation. I have never looked over their site so I am not familiar with their equipment. When you are starting out one of the really important things is that you are starting with a hand honed shave ready edge. Many have the factory edge, which is called shave ready but it really isn't. There are a few shops that hone razors really well. In Canada we have Classic Edge that does very nice work. There are several in the US. Pick one that has what you want and shave ready razors. There are very good deals on razors here in the classifieds, keep your eye on them for some good values.

I found it on my straight razor.com app