Thread: A question for all you with a Dovo Bismarck 6/8

It is a sad thing, but I have found that small detail in workmanship is lacking in new razors when compared to vintage razors. With the Dovo's I have found this to be more so than with the Boker's. However, the steel in them is fine, and either will deliver a lifetime of fine shaves. My two Bismarks differ a minor degree from each other in the cosmetic department, but both give excellent shaves. Very Best, John

Originally Posted by mjsorkin

It's not just dovo. It's thiers-issard and boker too.

Last year a fellow member and I joined forces to purchase a new from the factory Revisor/one for each of us. He didn’t trust PayPal and I’m not that good with business correspondence. Great Team Effort!

Long Story Made Short: My razor is absolutely Perfect!! No warp/beautiful finish/centers right on the money and it hones and shaves beautifully! It’s one of my favorite razors, right behind my 13/16 Friodur! His had a warp and when sent back to Germany for examination for repacement it was ‘Lost’! No Razor returned, No Refund, No Replacement Razor!

Buyer Beware!

Be Realistic,your talking paint and a micron of gold wash that is used in a harsh alkaline environment,stropped, Honed,hot water rinsed,wiped down with all sorts of potions people seem to use,ridden hard and put away wet.
Try that with your girlfriend and see how pretty she is in a couple mos.
All the fru fru is going to be gone down the road anyhow.You have a decent razor,enjoy it.

Originally Posted by fchan

My only hang-up is that I was hoping to just get one absolutely beautiful blade and be done with it

Hahaha your first of many razors my friend, dont count on this one being your last!

The only answere is,buy two,use one,put the other away.

I guess this is how RAD starts?

I had a chance to talk to the vendor earlier today. He assured me that its pretty normal for these guys (which is what I figured based on everyone's input). Since its my first razor and I couldn't find anything like this documented, I wanted to be sure I wasn't being taken for a ride here

Anyways, he put my fears to rest and made me feel much better about the razor. I had my first shave with it and it went pretty well considering it was my first straight razor shave.

I'm also going to pick up another razor so I have something to rotate as well as travel with... This is what i'll be getting: Dovo Pearlex 6/8 Straight Razor

For those in Canada, I have nothing but good things to say about Phil at Classic Edge. He's very responsive, knowledgeable, and helpful!

Thanks everyone for your input and support here. Definitely a great community to learn up on shaving.

I think you made the right choice. So glad that your first shave went well too. Enjoy!

Michael

Not my first shave, but the dovo bismarck is my first new razor. I don't know how many others (used) I've had, 2 or 3 dozen.

I can't comment enough on the razor yet because it came saturday and I've only had one shave and took it back to my stones to make the edge the way I'm used to...

but as with the above comments, my red notches on the spine are also out of whack, the effect is the same as if you taped the spine of the razor but accidentally placed the tape on the diagonal a little bit and then put the red notches off by the same amount. If there was a way for them to be so off center that they wouldn't even be on the apex of the spine, it's probably 1/4th or 1/3rd of the way there. Someone was asleep.

All of that said, it does appear that the razor is straight, even if some of the trim isn't. That's MUCH more important to me. Hopefully I grow to like the feel, it's definitely a bit different feel than a lot of my vintage razors that don't have a cutout for the thumb. The biggest difference from that being in stropping, and those goofy notches on the back dig on the strop and the towel a little.

All in all, even with the goofy off-line finishing touches, I'm surprised that they can make a razor as nice in the western world these days for $130 and a couple of bucks, give or take, with the can and all.

Originally Posted by ironsidegnr

I little tip, If you plan on maintaining the appearance of the blade don't use metal polish!!!!!

Gad I am not the only one who did that. I was just trying to shine it up a bit and it destroyed the mirror finish and the gold wash.
I think if I ever get a blade with gold wash again it would not be a daily shaver. A daily shaver is gonna go through some abuse, especially when you are a new straight shaver.

I have a Dovo Bismarck, with ebony scales. Beautiful razor, and shaves as good as it looks (then again, it was honed by Lynn prior to purchase. lol) I wouldn't worry too much about the paint on the spines file work, eventually it's going to wear off with use. I'm a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to my razors(8 so far, 9 by this week)lol., so when it does happen to my Bismarck, I'll probably carefully repaint it. lol Happy and safe shaving to all!