Thread: Dovo quality

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.

They are actually quite good, once they are honed.

Some of the more veteran guys around here could probably give you more insight....

But.. They are still making razors and are a respected brand.
I do not think lynn/don,classicshaving,etc... would sell them if they were junk. Especially since Lynn hones probably hundreds of them a week.

But...I think a more fair comparison to a vintage boker, would be a vintage dovo.

Lots of reviews on the site to read through. I'm guessing you are happy with your Inox if you have two of them?

Read through these and try to draw your own conclusion. Or go buy them all and decide

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Don't know why it never ocurred to me that there would be a review section on this forum. Will consult that section now.

In short a Dovo is a very good razor. Are they perfect no but what is. They do need to sharpened before use which is a small thing to me.
I think if you talk to owners of Dovos they'll say the same thing.

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.