Thread: Newer dovo with significant hone wear

What Stubear said, except that I hone to 12K and the hone marks look like chrome...no scratches to be seen at all. As all will say though...pics say it all...

Agree used to much pressure or removed chips another reason. gl

Thanks, that pretty much what I assumed. It's still a nice razor even with the hone wear. Ill send it out anyway. I can't complain, it was free after all.

Also, please explain how what I said was a contradiction of terms. I'm not trying to argue, I know very little about razors. From what I've heard new Dovos can be warped or uneven which I always assumed was because they weren't properly ground. Ive never really researched it though

Originally Posted by burns420

Also, please explain how what I said was a contradiction of terms. I'm not trying to argue, I know very little about razors. From what I've heard new Dovos can be warped or uneven which I always assumed was because they weren't properly ground. Ive never really researched it though

The problem lies in the "what I've heard" bit. There is apparently only one place where you can hear such nonsense, and that is the abovementioned other forum. Mind you, the original poster never came up with the name of the vendor, nor did he post pictures of the alleged damage. As far as I am concerned, the whole thing might never have happened if it were not for the fact that I got silently banned from that forum shortly afterwards.

Virtually every new razor manufactured by anyone has some degree of grind marks or what could be perceived by a new person expecting to see no wear on a spine as some hone wear. Dovo's grind marks on new razors tend to be pretty consistent and if you watch their videos, you will see the the razor does go from the wheel to the stone. Some of the worst that I have seen recently actually come from TI where the flattening is in different places across the spine and different on both sides of the razor, reflected in the bevels. Most models still can be pretty decent shavers.

In my opinion, the comments "you heard" must have either an agenda or vendetta attached to them. I would not be surprised if Dovo wasn't looking into some litigation related to this either (hide those hard drives.......lol). I have honed and hone thousands of Dovos and not only are they flat on the stone, but the fit and finish of their razors is better than most. We have seen some people hone a significant amount of spine off a razor and then claim the the razor is warped. For many people, it is never their fault on anything. It is always the razor or stone or whatever.

Enjoy your new razor and have fun,

Lynn

I guess you guys know about something which I don't. I've never been to any other shaving forums or read anything about Dovo razors from other sources. Maybe I should have said I've heard new Dovo(and other brands) razors require some finishing because they have not been perfectly ground. To be fair though I've read that about a lot of new razors, not just Dovo. I've never read any negative reviews of Dovo, and I apologize for the confusion if I made it sound that way. I just thought it was unusual for a newer razor to hav
more wear than a vintage blade and thought it may have been due to the wayit came from the factory. Of course most things which aren't purely machine made will be slightly different. I really like the razor even with the wear and would definitely buy another if I found a nice deal. Thanks for all the responses, I'll post pics in a few hours.

Originally Posted by burns420

I've never been to any other shaving forums or read anything about Dovo razors from other sources.

Excellent. Would you please provide the URLs to the threads in this forum which contain the information that promted your remark about Dovo grinding their razors poorly?

Originally Posted by burns420

Maybe I should have said I've heard new Dovo(and other brands) razors require some finishing because they have not been perfectly ground.

Heard or read? If read here, see above. If heard, your consultant seems a bit on the uninformed side.

I'm sure you've read the FAQ, but if for some reason you have not, look for "shave ready".

Originally Posted by burns420

I just thought it was unusual for a newer razor to hav
more wear than a vintage blade and thought it may have been due to the wayit came from the factory.

Do some simple maths. How much hone wear would you need to produce an edge that is 2mm wide?

Thanks for that, I know they are good razors and I like them for the reasons you said. I think guys are taking my comment of them not being properly ground as me saying dovos in general aren't ground right, but what I'm saying is that the ones with the issues like warping or whatever may have been ground improperly(or any other reason that causes a defect). I don't see where I mentioned a massive defect from the factory, but I think it was honed bad or way too much after it left the factory. Possibly to correct a defect or chip.

Originally Posted by burns420

I guess you guys know about something which I don't. I've never been to any other shaving forums or read anything about Dovo razors from other sources. Maybe I should have said I've heard new Dovo(and other brands) razors require some finishing because they have not been perfectly ground. To be fair though I've read that about a lot of new razors, not just Dovo. I've never read any negative reviews of Dovo, and I apologize for the confusion if I made it sound that way. I just thought it was unusual for a newer razor to hav
more wear than a vintage blade and thought it may have been due to the wayit came from the factory. Of course most things which aren't purely machine made will be slightly different. I really like the razor even with the wear and would definitely buy another if I found a nice deal. Thanks for all the responses, I'll post pics in a few hours.

I'm curious as to what you are saying here. You say you've heard new dovo's need work to finish and are not perfectly ground, but you also say you've never read any negative reviews of Dovo's, nor have you visited any other shaving sites.

The question is, where did you read/hear about dovos and what did you read/hear?

It seems pretty clear that you took whatever you read/heard as true. Unfortunately, you made the easy mistake of believing a less than credible source. I know as a new guy, it's not always easy to tell who is and who is not credible. I made the same mistakes myself when I was new - if you search you'll find old posts by me saying things like "new razors are poorly made" and "you can't shave off an 8k." I wish I could find and delete all those posts, but at least now I know better.

I've got a couple Dovo's and all are fine razors, one of them was bought new about four months ago & it's fit and finish are quite nice. You should reveal those sources so that things can be set straight.

I'd recommend a new Dovo to anyone and have.