Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: My first Razor

  1. #1
    Probie
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Kelowna BC
    Posts
    20
    Thanked: 1

    Default My first Razor

    I have been looking into this for sometime now, and when a Dovo razor came up at the auction today and sold with a bunch of pocket knifes I went for it. It was in a J.A. Henckles case and I paid $30 for the razor and 4 other pocket knifes (all pretty much crap) It looked like every knife was sharpened on a grind stone.... all over the place, and not just on the edge.

    I have read good comments and a few negatives on dovo blades but am unsure where this one would stand on a good starter. It seems realllly sharp as it is. And I belive it is a 6/8 blade size ? I measured with a tape from the back of the blade to the cutting edge. And I cannot tell if it has ever been used.

    I don't have much to compare to, other then this is my first and now I need to collect everything else






  2. #2
    Thread Killer shuredgefan's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Location
    K.C. MO
    Posts
    295
    Thanked: 33

    Default

    1. It's been used little or not at all.

    2. At $30 you stole that thing!

  3. #3
    Vitandi syslight's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2007
    Location
    Scharie County, NY USA
    Posts
    2,761
    Thanked: 224

    Default

    a nice vintage fritz brach Dovo that looks like that.... for 30$ was way better than a steal... you should donate a $100 to the poor for taking advantage of the auction!

    that razor was made in the 1950-60 era IIRC, and Dovo back then were generally vary good... send it ti somebody for the first honing though!
    Be just and fear not.

  4. The Following User Says Thank You to syslight For This Useful Post:

    Charon (11-14-2008)

  5. #4
    Probie
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    Kelowna BC
    Posts
    20
    Thanked: 1

    Default

    Oh, thanks. I did not realized it was vintage. I thought it was a new dovo based on its condition. I looked around for more info on Fritz Bracht and found out he took over dovo pre WWII. This might be a little too nice for a starting razor, ill keep an eye out for more.

  6. #5
    Senior Member blabbermouth jnich67's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2006
    Location
    Westchester NY
    Posts
    2,485
    Thanked: 184

    Default

    Nice job, you really killed . I love my FB Dovo. Send that one out to a pro for honing, and get junkier (but not complete crap) to practice honing on. Great score.

    Jordan

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •