Thread: Thieres-Issard Quality Control!!!!!!!

Oh, and here is the old magic marker trick to show how the edge doesn't make contact all through the mioddle portion..

The vendor has been very supportive, and I hope I'll get a "straight" straight razor in the end...

I too have purchased two TI razors and one has camber to it, the factory honed it but not well enough. I did manage to hone it but in the process i have made the toe really thin. I have purchased around 13 new and used razors, all carbon steel whether they be silver steel, regular high carbon steel or damascus steel and the majority of them have camber to the blade. Some even have a twist in them! The rolling X method of sharpening works well with the convex side of the blade but will not work at all for the concave part of the blade. I have been advised by other people that using a narrower hone can help conquer this. My idea is that the blade obeys the metal of the spine, bend the spine slightly and the edge will come into line. I have unsuccessfully tried to bend the edge of one blade with camber and it broke, the metal is too brittle. I will take that same broken blade and try using an arbor press to put a slight bend opposite the camber of the blade but apply the force to the spine and see how that works.

You will have to anneal the blade before to bend it, the hardness of a razor makes it far too brittle to bend even slightly.

Personally, I'm not going to accept a curved/warped blade from a manufacturer. It is unacceptable.

Yes, you can hone it, by doing all sorts of things, but in the end it will never shave you as well as a "straight" straight razor will.

If I'm spending >$100 for a new razor, it better be straight. An Ebay purchase? A $22 Wapi? Well, I take my chances there, but new from the factory? I expect quality.

I received my third curved Dovo replacement last week. It is going back as well.

I sent an email to Dovo as well.

In my opinion I don't think they will care all that much until they start seeing significant returns of defective products. TI and Dovo both have 6-9 month backlogs of orders. They are cranking the stuff out, and I'm not sure how informed most of the buyers are about what a straight should be like ("shave ready from the factory", and other such myths..) so probably 90% of what they make will go to someone who doesn't even know what they are looking at, and will be happy as a clam just to have a staright razor in their medicine cabinet.

So, I think, that if you are having aproblem with your new razor purchase, don't try to re-grind/fix the issue on your own, send it back, and tell your vendor the problem, so they in turn can tell the manufacturer that there is a problem.

Just to let you know I got my money back from the ratailer 1barber he agreed both razors were warped! I have also had to send these back at my own cost and lost more money in the exchange rate. Needless to say he will not be getting my business again. I have decided to shop around on ebay for a good filarmonica. Many thanks for all your advise by the way, I will certainly be making a more informed purchase next time and TI will not be on my shopping list.

Given that TI and DOVO can't keep up with the work, it's a bit strange that no other knifemakers have jumped on the bandwagon.
It'd be awesome if one of the old sheffield cutles would get back inthe game.

Imagine new Joseph Rodgers sheffields...