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I hate my Dovo Best!!
I have honed it and stropped it and it gives me a great shave for a day. The next day it won't cut butter. I have NO beard. Really I could go every other day without shaving. Probably every 3 days without shaving.
I noticed the crappy shave on my dominant hand pass this morning, stopped and strapped about 10 times. TPT, no tickle :thinking:.
10 times on the linen, TPT a little tickle, skipped the strop and went back to shaving.
Ended up with a burned face and a clean up with a Schick 66.
For sentimental reasons I will not run it over with my car, but I am NEVER shaving with it again. SS and I do not get along, never have not even with kitchen knives. Hopefully carbon steel and I will get along better.
Thoughts are appreciated.
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From my understanding, Dovo Best razors are carbon steel.
:shrug:
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I suppose you have other razors that you have honed, stropped and shaved with that don't have this problem ? Maybe sending it out to a forum member who is known for his honing services and giving it a go then ?
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Maybe you've over-honed it? :shrug: I suggest sending it to a specialist so he can have a look at it. The worst thing that can happen is getting a perfect edge in the return mail! :shrug ;) Keep at it! And if you plan on running it over with your car, don't! I have an old car and I won't mind doing it for you! ;)
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I'm not one to enjoy seeing people in frustration so if I'd be happy to take the razor off your hands..hmm..I mean ease your frustrations :w
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http://www.dovo.com/bilder/RM_100_kl.jpg
This is the one that I have. Cosmetically different, but the same blade.
At the Dovo website this razor is listed as a shaving and thinning instrument. Others are listed as Razors.
WTH, I thought shaving and razors went hand in hand. Unless they are specifically talking about shaving as in a head hair treatment and razors as instruments of whisker destruction.
If that is the case and I bought this 10 years ago, then the razor I have is not for shaving the face which is why I am having so much problem?:thinking:
Is there a difference in the Dovos between this version and the "razor" version?
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This happens from time to time. I've had a number of razors that I've struggled with and considered selling in my frustration. Invariably, after I've left them alone for a while (a "time out" if you will:p) I go back and somehow get them right. Some of these end are now among my best shavers and I'm glad I didn't sell them.
I'm having the same problem with my Friodur at the moment, btw.
Jordan
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I have a Dovo Best Quality blade in half hollow grind with Birds Eye Maple scales. It's a great shaver but must be honed properly as all razors must. Try sending yours to a well recognized honemeister before giving up.
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i had the same razor as my first razor and had the same problem turned out I was overhoning with paste. when I started using a coticule it woujld go some 10 shave between touch ups and was a GREAT razor. so don't let the learning curve daunt you. it's a nice one.
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I had similar problems with my Dovo, I think I had overhoned it.
I ran it lightly across the wooden part of a pencil tip to remove any wire edge (not sure if that was really necessary) then rehoned it fairly lightly. I made a decision to not constantly rehone it in pursuit of a perfect edge, and instead I started stropping on leather more. Lo and behold the shave got better and better each time I used it.
As yours fails the TPT that definitely needs fixing before you turn to stropping though.