Thread: Your 1st Straight Razor

My first razor was a 6/8, round point, Blonde Dovo.
The first razor I purchased was a H.R. Boker, style 387.

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My first razor was a RB&R 5/8 Spike Point I bought from Vgod here on the forums. I still have it along with a razor I sent to Max for work.

My first razor was a 5/8 Dovo best quality I bought on a whim from a knife store, It wasn't shave ready, but it turned out to be a good shaver.

When I went to the local barber supply to buy my first Dovo the owner convinced me to buy a handle assembly that holds 1/2 a disposable double edge safety razor blade to try straight shaving before spending the bucks on a Dovo. I did, so that was my first. I think it was called magica. It was a very good idea in that then I knew what a shave ready blade should feel like.

I got a boker 5/8 magnetic steel off the bay for $77.00.
I had no idea what to get and I felt like my research was getting me nowhere, so I just decided I would see what was on ebay and there were about 14 bids on this one, so I figured if this many people thought it was a good razor it must be pretty decent.
Still a great little shaver.

TI 5/8. New, not shave ready. Why did I buy it? Always had a hankering to go straight and hadn't found this place at that point. Great little shaver though, still use it.

My first was a 5/8 DOVO Black Star. I bought it in a knife store it was not shave ready. So I bought myself some hones and now it shaves great.