Thread: Blade Length

Hello, I have been looking into straight razors but unfortunately I am also in college. The razor I was looking into was the dovo evony spike point. College rules where I go say the blade has to be less than 3 1/2in so from tip of the blade to the hilt/handle. So if anyone has that razor or a comparable one could they post the length of it. Thank you.

Wait do they have explicit rule for blades you keep at home?

I hope you do not plan on carrying a razor on you when going to class etc?

I live in the dorms and that appears to be the rule from what I can tell. And of course not I have no intention of carrying the razor

You would still be okay. The length of the blades of nearly all straight razors is 3 inches. Some are 3 1/2, but pretty much only custom razors would be longer. Any Dovo is going to comply with that rule, stupid as it may be.

That is what I thought but I think they count the small handle that you hold while shaving in the measurement unless it is already counted and I do not realize it.

They just might count the distance from the tip to the scales. You are liable to encounter members of the intellectual classes at college, and that bodes ill for common sense in such a situation. Why not write and get a reply on what they consider distance to the handle to be, in such a case? You should explain that the razor is never held by the scales (no need to say "except when slashing someone"), and they are really a structurally weak cover for safe storage.

I think you will be fine with the Dovo, also if no one knows then you will have nothing to worry about.
Now you will have a problem when you start collecting razors .

Originally Posted by LockOn

Hello, I have been looking into straight razors but unfortunately I am also in college. The razor I was looking into was the dovo evony spike point. College rules where I go say the blade has to be less than 3 1/2in so from tip of the blade to the hilt/handle. So if anyone has that razor or a comparable one could they post the length of it. Thank you.

The stabilizer is the equivalent of the bolster or hilt.
I looked at a handful of my larger blades and they
came in under 3".

The blades in my Feather Artist Club came in at about 2".

A lock box is a good idea not because the blade is
dangerous but because a good edge has value
and an idiot could dull, damage or fracture it.
A desiccant inside any closed container is a good idea.

I can think of fifty things just as dangerous as
a razor. The policy has roots in some well considered
regulations but anyone smart enough to earn a degree
is smart enough to re-purpose necessary and common
stuff to bad ends.

Ah, now you have brought logic to the issue... But what does that have to do with anything? It is good to know that the problem seems to be resolved in this particular case, though.