Thread: New Dovo - is it Shave Ready?

I believe that it is not true that one should expect a shave ready razor from the factory. The reasons are that proper honing takes time and most barbers or experienced users don't want to pay the extra 30 minutes or more of labor for an edge that isn't theirs. In Europe, an hour's labor for hand honing could add a cost to the razor most of us would balk at paying.

What should be expected is a razor that is ready for finishing using regular hones and honing techniques. I suspect that you don't always get that either.

Cheers, Steve

The best bet, if you want a new, truly shave ready razor, is to buy it from a retailer that hone the new razors prior to shipping them to the customers. There are a few that do this but the only one that comes immediately to mind is Straight Razor Designs.

Dovo straight razors do not come "shave ready" from the factory. Yes, you can shave with some of them but they a still worlds away from a truely shave ready razor.

I recently bought a new dovo, it came very sharp ( machine sharpened) would shave decently but needed a little smoothing. After talking with Lynn, I did some light strokes on a chrome-ox treated paddle strop and that was all it needed. But as said already, one of the honemeisters here on the forum could put a super edge on it and then you would know what to expect from a truly shave ready edge!
Welcome aboard!

Thanks everyone! As far as honing it, I found a place online that has a lot of good reviews. Is this a good place and price? If not, who can I contact for a very good hone? Or do I need to start a new thread for this?

I sent you a PM.