Thread: Dovo quality

Originally Posted by gregs656

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.

I dont blame you, even though I own an exception to the rule, I still tell people to get them honed. 1 out of 100,000 is not good odds.
@Pyment One of these days I gotta get me one!

Well the Revisor "edged" out the Dovo. I don't know if that is a comment on the Revisor and the factory edge or if it is a comment on my poor honing on the Fritz Bracht. The Revisor blade is heavier and I just like the feel and balance better. So, this may boil down to personal preference.

I have a New Old Stock Dovo from about 30 years ago that sat around as a blank until it was decided to make it into something to feed the growing market.

I also have a new recently made Dovo blade that represents one of Dovo's best sellers. Both are Carbon Steel Blades and were never used until I purchased them.

Both shave well, but have a different shaving feel and are slightly different in holding their edge. In a few weeks I will do a more detailed review on both and post it on SRP.

Pabster

I got a Cmon Cadillac which is a dovo with a different stamp on it. And it was definitely not shave ready. After it was sharpened, it is great. The down side is that I don't like the scales, and the pin is WAY too loose.

Originally Posted by Pyment

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.

I am making an ignorant comment here, but that sure looks alot like a Dovo Bismarck, without the gold/fancy stuff.

Compared to used razors, they tend to be quite pricey.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

I am making an ignorant comment here, but that sure looks alot like a Dovo Bismarck, without the gold/fancy stuff.

I have both at home. I never thought to compare them side by side. I remember the heft being significantly different. both are 6/8 shoulderless designs. But the line from the spine to the upper and lower parts of the tang appear different. IRRC the top of the spine on the Revisor is not rounded the same.

Originally Posted by jbcohen

What are your opinions of the quality of Dovo straights? How good are they compared to a well respected brand of straights such as Boker? What is your opinion of the Dovo Inox? I have two of them.

jb,

I have a DOVO 6/8 Special and think it is a really nice razor. The fake turtle scales are as good looking as scales get in my never-has-been-real-humble opinion. I like the heft of the razor and am finally coming to realize that the thickness of the shank is tactily important to me: within reason, the thicker more, the better more. I honed it myself and it shaves the way my face likes it - it's hard to better that.

Also in the collection is a Renaissance SS, which is a work in progress as I need to work on the edge more to get it to the point where my face is thrilled by its attentions.

So, DOVO straights? I think they are fine razors. Were I starting all over again would I get another 6/8 Special? In a heartbeat. A Renaissance? Probably, but the jury is still out, although there is another member here somewhere who thinks that razor is absolutely the bees' knees.

good luck, good shaving

ps, the reason the jury is deliberating in such lengthy fashion on the Renaissance is that I have another SS razor which is presently much dearer in my affections. It's a Friodur 7/8 square point NOS re-grind/new-grind. And I don't particularly care for that point shape, but this razor shaves like a dream. It is becoming more and more difficult to rotate the rotation. Sic semper with them what's fickle? Something like that

I love my Renaissance. It just fits my face.

The Bismarck and the Revisor are definitely not the same razor. The Revisor has jimps on the top of the tang and a the thumb notch is more gradual than the Bismarck. I was correct that the Revisor is a thicker heavier blade by 1-2 mm. The Bismarck is more of a French point.