Hey all.

Can you get a frown from regular stropping?

I bought 2 Dovos from 2 different guys on Craigslist: A tortoise shell Special - it was brand new as I could tell with a 60x loupe, and a Best Quality which was pretty neglected, but I got for real cheap. The Special honed up perfectly and for the past year has been one of my fav shavers. The BQ had a frown. I asked the kid how often he took it to the stones and he replied "what stones?". I moved heaven and earth to get the frown out and was somewhat satisfied with the shave after the work was done.

Fast forward a year later and about 15 shaves for each razor and was shocked to find both of them have slight frowns. These have not been on stones since I initially worked with them, nor have they been CrO'd to death. I checked a majority of my regulars and none of them are like that. I always strop light and am pretty sure I under-strop due to my reliable laziness.

Is this something to expect from newer Dovos?