Thread: Dovo quality

I own two carbon steel Dovos and I am pleased with their performance and quality. They both give me an excellent BBS shave every time out and they take an edge well. Most new Dovos will be sold prehoned and shave ready by the seller. The Dovo line seems to have a razor for everyone and have only gotten better.

The vintage razors that have had nice characteristics seem to have been integrated into the Dovo line up.

I see Bokers are selling brand new from Knifecenter.com It would be interesting to see how the new Bokers compare to the old bokers. This is the comparison that I want read about.

Pabster

I have a couple of Dovos (and a fair number of Bokers and W&B, etc), and think that while the fit and finish of the scales usually are of fair quality, their carbon steel blades are top notch. They hold the edge as long as any of the old masters, and have not had any problems honing them up.

I have no experience with the INOX though, so I can't comment on that.

Mark

I own a number of Dovos and love them all, from the low end to the high end, they are easy to hone and I enjoy getting these in the mail from members. They shave well and are no harder to maintain than any other razor I own, have used or honed.

As far as how well they shave goes there is no reason to be concerned. They are great shavers. I think in general vintage razors are better than current factory offerings but they still do the job very well.

I gotta say, I was impressed with the dovo I have, and the one I moved on.

I didn't buy either new, but I'm keeping one and use it often. One of the things I like about it is the fact that they are available right now, I think if you're going on holiday or something, and you want to take a straight - taking one that is easily replaced makes a lot of sense.

They do feel different to vintage razors, but that doesn't have to be a bad thing, just different.

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?