Thread: Shoulderless Dovo's -- opinions?

I've been looking over some catalogs, and see that Dovo has a whole line of shoulderless razors -- "Carre", "Flowing", "La Forme" among others.

. . . Are they identical grinds, with variations in spine decoration and blade etch, and scales?

. . . Is there anyone who'd like to comment on how they shave?

Just curious --

. . Charles

Can't speak to the others but, I have the Flowing and it shaves great. Comfortable to hold and maneuver. Says its a 6/8 but i believe its closer to 7/8 to the top of the waves. Always bumping it up in the rotation.

Strops easy and holds an edge well. Every 10-14 shave or so I run across the swaty hone a few times.

The Dovo shoulderless is my favorite profile Dovo blade.

I can't comment on the above models, but I have one of Dovo's classic shoulderless razors - the Bismarck. Shaves right up there with the best of 'em IMO. Though technically a full hollow the blade is rather stiff, and the spine adds some heft that most hollows don't have.

Originally Posted by cpcohen1945

I've been looking over some catalogs, and see that Dovo has a whole line of shoulderless razors -- "Carre", "Flowing", "La Forme" among others.

. . . Are they identical grinds, with variations in spine decoration and blade etch, and scales?

. . . Is there anyone who'd like to comment on how they shave?

Just curious --

. . Charles

When you say catalogs, do you mean just the goods on various websites or do you actually have a catalog full of SR's. If so, where did you find such a thing? I'd love to flip through the pages.

Originally Posted by Tylerman

When you say catalogs, do you mean just the goods on various websites or do you actually have a catalog full of SR's. If so, where did you find such a thing? I'd love to flip through the pages.

Just the online catalogs -- SRD and Superior Shave.

They seem to be production items, so I'd guess that they're available elsewhere.

Charles

yes, i was hoping though that you found some big book of SR's. that would be great to flip through as reference.

As far as Dovo shoulderless goes, the Bismarck is fantastic, so is the Bergischer Lowe.