Thread: Brand Spanking New Out Of The Box, But....

Originally Posted by Blackpool

I, to my mind quite naturally, thought that if Mr Dovo was making razors amongst the very finest in the World, then he might also be amongst the best honers in the World. Apparently not.

As it turns out, no razor manufacturer hones their razors to as sharp as they can be. They can't afford it. It would cut into their profit margin and they would not be able to compete with other manufacturers.
Namaste,
Morty -_-

Originally Posted by Blackpool

It all sounds to me like buying 300,000 dollars worth of brand new Rolls Royce with literally nothing on the clock, and before you can drive it down the road, first having to take it to the local garage to have the oil and plugs changed, and a new set of tires fitted!

Having to do something to a new product is pretty typical, really. I wash my clothes before the first time I wear them, I format my hard drives before using them, I let my cigars sit in my humidor before I smoke them, etc etc etc.

Originally Posted by Morty

As it turns out, no razor manufacturer hones their razors to as sharp as they can be. They can't afford it. It would cut into their profit margin and they would not be able to compete with other manufacturers.
Namaste,
Morty -_-

I'd never really thought about it this way, but I guess it makes sense. Honing a new out of the box Dovo (for example) probably takes about 10 minutes or so (maybe a bit less), which would certainly add up. Not to mention you'd need more space for the honers, the honers themselves and the hones. Imagine how fast they'd wear through hones! Heck, they'd probably have to mechanize the lapping process. And imagine if they added in shave testing as well; they'd need so many shavers/people to shave. (Could probably open their own barber shop to solve that, though.)

On the other hand, I do think selling truly shave ready razors would be excellent for the end users and the sport at large. Not to mention a leg up on the competition (though maybe not enough to justify the costs, especially for TI - sorry, but the two new TI's I've come across needed some pretty substantial bevel work). So, razor manufacturers, you know where to find me when you need new employees.