Quote Originally Posted by AFDavis11 View Post
First of all, Max is that good. I'd rather shave with a spoon honed by Max than a razor honed by half the guys on the forum.


I'm not sure what the impetus is for the latest Dovo bashing, but three other points to consider.
  1. Having a little skill in shaving with a straight razor does not give one the knowledge to evaluate razors, let alone pass judgement on them.
  2. The forum is full of beginning shavers that thought Dovo's were bad, until they learned otherwise.
  3. Trying to evaluate the quality of a razor, and not using the same people to hone them, really pushes the envelope of credibility.
As usual it's never the fault of the user. It's always the razors fault, even if it wasn't given the same quality of honing.
He is correct with number 2 here. I was one of those. I have a 5/8 col conk (Dovo) that I thought was bad, until I learned otherwise. Now I also have a new 6/8 Dovo Best half hollow and a 5/8 Fritz Bracht that is probably my best shaver. The problem I first had was that the razor just wasn't sharp enough. I have since become fairly good at honing and all three Dovo's are superb shavers.