Thread: Dovo quality

Kelly they are indeed easy to hone and shave like a champ. The steel they use is very good. I know some people have said that all new razors need honing which I repeated in an other thread but there are exceptions and that would be the older NOS razors and most Dovos but not all.

I thought all dovos needed honing because the factory didn't get them shaving sharp?

I bought a stainless that was shave ready. I was a bit surprised.

Originally Posted by gregs656

I thought all dovos needed honing because the factory didn't get them shaving sharp?

To greg656 and gunner777. I have had one new Dovo I bought shave great right out of the box, thus far it has been the exception.

I have two new razors, one Dovo and one Edwin Jagger that is a rebranded Dovo and gregs makes a good point about them being replaceable. I have two vintage razors so far and I wouldn't take them with me if I was travelling, I'd take the two I knew I could replace easily.

I quite like a couple of the current Dovo range and may well buy one of them before too long, but vintage blades have character which appeals to me greatly.

well, that's interesting.

It's kinda been hammered into me on here that all new razors need honing, and I think I would still give advice to that effect.

My favorite blade right now is a DoVo Stainless Ivory Micarta 5/8 Round. A real Gem

To add to all the great posts above,

Comparing a new dovo to a vintage boker is unfair to the new dovo as previously stated. Sometimes it is true about the past being better. In our case, the past was better because everyone used to shave with a straight back then, or grew a beard. Today we have Mach 10s. :biggrin:

The new dovo compared to every other new razor out there is: it holds its own and holds it well. However, its only really compared to two companies. TI & the new Bokers/Wacker. But the new Bokers are pretty recent and Wacker is almost a custom shop so... Compared to the TI, my dinky Dovo performed very well. It liked it, it wasn't pretty so I traded it up, but it worked. Its a good razor, is my one sentence summary.

Has anyone beside me tried out the new Revisors? Or do we continue to deny their existence?

How about this, I will match my new Revisor here: 6/8 and the factory edge against my Fritz Bracht or my Dorko.

Neat blade !