Thread: Finally ordered a DOVO

I've had my eye on the DOVO 5/8 tortoise for years and watched the price slowly climb. I've always thought that one day I'd get around to adding it to my meager (3) collection. Well, I just turned 5 yrs with my current company, and at 5 yrs they let you order something online as a gift for $100. I'll have to make up the difference, but I thought this is the perfect time to finally get that DOVO. So I went to classicshaving and wouldn't you know...they are out of stock and not accepting backorders. So I found it somewhere else. It won't come pre-honed, but it's on its way.

Well done mate.I've got one it is really good razor.Enjoy a smooth face

Congrats on your 5 year anniversary with the company! :beer:

If you don't mind my asking where'd you get the tortoise?

Congratulations on five years with your company, a new razor and being able to keep RAD down for so long.

Originally Posted by SiRed8

Congrats on your 5 year anniversary with the company! :beer:

If you don't mind my asking where'd you get the tortoise?

I went to the shave center of the internet Straight Razors Shaving Supplies From Shave Center

It's my first time ordering from them.

Originally Posted by keenedge

Congratulations on five years with your company, a new razor and being able to keep RAD down for so long.

Ahh the RAD... Yes, I've held out long. But now I fear I've got one foot on that slippery slope. I've got my eye on a Boker King Cutter now or maybe a TI.

By the way, I liked your idea of the seven day razor rack on your website. Funny, I've got one of those Illinois strops I've used for 25 yrs. I just might do the same thing -- Thanks for the inspiration.

Please post up pics when you can :Beer:

Thanks

Originally Posted by eagle

I went to the shave center of the internet Straight Razors Shaving Supplies From Shave Center

It's my first time ordering from them.

Just FYI and the fact that you may be headed down the slippery slope of RAD, there are 2 sites (other than Classic Shaving that I know of) that sell shave ready Dovos: Straight Razor Designs and Vintage Blades.

The usual disclaimer: I am not associated with either of those fine establishments. Just passing on potentially useful info.

Originally Posted by radaddict

Just FYI and the fact that you may be headed down the slippery slope of RAD, there are 2 sites (other than Classic Shaving that I know of) that sell shave ready Dovos: Straight Razor Designs and Vintage Blades.

The usual disclaimer: I am not associated with either of those fine establishments. Just passing on potentially useful info.

THANKS!! I sent my company the link to Vintage Blades incase the order hasn't been placed yet. Better price plus shave ready. Hope they go with that one.

$100 after 5 years. Sounds like you make the most of it. I have that same razor and although it competes in my rotation for my attention against the higher end straights, it still gives a good shave and is still part of my rotation.

The swedish steel is a little soft and needs to be sharpened up after two shaves with my pasted paddle strop. But it always sharpens up easily and gives me a nice BBS shave. It sells at a nice price point and I can understand why Dovo sells a bunch of these.

If you ever see the youtube video of how Dovo makes their razors, you may appreciate their price point for this razor.

Enjoy!

Pabster