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Could one of you learned scholars tell me if Dovo uses the same blades for razors across their line?
Understood that they offer carbon and stainless. I guess my question is, is there a difference between their lower end stainless blades and their top of the line Mother of Pearl razor?
And the same question for their carbon steel models.
Perhaps they make all their blades with the same process and them grade the finished blades?
Thanks for any light that could be shed on this.
That's a great question. I was always under the impression the steel was basically the same composition, maybe more of it and different gold etching, and scales, but I could be mistaken. I mean some of their blades go for 500 dollars. Don or Lynn or one of the vendors or fabricators may know. I'm kinda curious myself. I love Dovo. Great shavers....
Reading the descriptions of the various Dovo razors at Classic Shaving I always got the impression they use different steels. Some are called high carbon steel, others Swedish steel.
Lynn may know as he hones classicshaving's razors.
Well Swedish steel is very broad notion, there is Carbon Swedish, there is also Swedish Inox (or other stainless).Quote:
Originally Posted by Kees
In my opinion, its the same carbon steel with different level of bling (gold wash /scales).
I do not think its economically sound to use multiple kinds of steels, mainly due to different temper properties, anyway.
The websites can come up with descriptions that sound different to give the feeling of uniqueness, just a marketing trick.
I hope someone that is more into the things will enlighten us as to where the truth is.
i can say they use different quality steel. as their razor's quality is different 1 from another.
I have 4 or 5 different dovo blades, and they feel similar, in regards to carbon steel. I only have one stainless which does feel different and is slightly harder to hone (in my hands) anyway. All are good shaves though.
Crom
My two cents.....
I have a standard carbon steel Dovo and a Fritz Bracht Swedish Steel Dovo. The Swedish Steel is a bit shinier, harder and holds the edge for longer. Definitely feels diferent on the skin. I believe it is not stainless steel though. My opinion of course. If I was going to buy a Dovo I would try to get Swedish Steel. A notch above.
I was in contact with Dovo last year, and was informed by them that all of their 5/8 stainless razors are the exact same razor. The MOP, the pearlex, any of the #41 blades, the micarta stainless, are all the very same razor.
You are paying for the difference in scales.
I presume, at my own peril, that they are pretty much the same blade for all, except maybe their top priced ones, and the difference in cost is the material used for the scales.
The exception is the Bergischer Lowe which is specifically made from swedish steel while the majority of the DOVO line appears to be from german steel. All are greeat shavers though the BL is in a class by itself among the DOVOs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Seraphim
Fritz Bracht is vintage Dovo, uncomparable to modern Dovos.Quote:
Originally Posted by blade13
The information I had was in regards to the stainless razors only. I have no info in regards to the HCS razors.:confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by CloseShave
I know this is an old thread but just pointing out that each blade has a number stamped into it. Blades with the same number are identical. Take amoment to notice all the 5/8's SS blades are 41's, all the small SS blades are 42's, etc etc.
They probably do have the same blank but their different blades are finished differently. Perhaps the longer time spent hand finishing the more fancy models naturally means the quality-control is better for those, despite the similar blades?
I highly doubt that. I could be very wrong, but how does a factory worker know the difference between a "nice" and a "bad" 41 blade? Remember its an assembly line... I feel thats why they have model numbers to begin with.
This is a good, thought insporing thread. I have a Dovo Bregischer Lowe, Swedish steel, high carbon 5/8 blade. Other people have said that their high carbon steel blades have a #41 on them. My BL has a #3 on it. I just don't know if this is the actual metal used in relation to the metal/blade, or it is a quality control number, or inventory number? If anyone knows this, it would be a very key element to the posible answer to the question of this thread.
I'm not talking about the quality of the steel but from experience, there seem to be a lot of warped blades among the cheaper models. OTOH, I've never found a more expensive one that won't sit perfectly flat on a piece of flat glass. My experience is from a pool of looking at maybe 10-20 cheaper models and a similar number of the better ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by khaos