My Dovo Stainless has me vexed
My Dovo Stainless has me vexed!
Why can I not get a shave ready edge on my expensive Dovo stainless str8? This is really starting to bother me. Here’s the history… I bought this razor back in April of 07. I tried to shave with it after a stropping and realized it was not shave ready. I sent it off to Lynn to have him do his magic along with a carbon steel Fily. Once returned, they both shaved like champs. However, it wasn’t long before the Dovo SS seemed to quickly lose its edge. The Fily keeps going and going. I just don’t get it! Since then, I have bought some Wapi’s to try. Honed them up, gave ‘em a good strop and they shave like nothing I have ever experienced. Now and then I give them a tune-up on a 12K Chinese and I swear I could circumcise a fruit fly with them! A couple of weeks ago I bought a DMT D8E to use as a starting point to establish an edge on my Dovo SS. After putting it to use, the bevel looked good and dark under the scope. From there I went through the progression from 4K through 8K Norton and on to the 12K Chinese. Still, I cannot do a HHT with this razor. Stropped it on a Tony 4 sided paddle and still!! Cannot get it to shave ready shape! The thing that kills me is that I can get an inexpensive razor to shave like a champ but all my efforts to get an expensive stainless razor to do likewise is all for not.
I’m going to send my Dovo to Lynn once again and let him do his magic. After that, if it won’t hold an edge… Look for a Dovo going cheap on the buy and sell pages!