Thread: Dovo Bergischer Lowe

Hi,

With a fancy type of razor such as this, does more care have to be taken when sharpening one of these beauties? I mean because of the heavy gold plating along the back and on the blade itself. Does this not wear off in time? Or do you have to take extreme care and know what your doing.

What sort of shave does this razor give?

Thanks

John

I heard it gives great shaves. It's made from Eskilstuna steel, which is usually top notch. I would say you need to tape the spine if you want to protect the finish, but one way or another it would wear off - just not sure how fast

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Ivo

I have one of these and when it's honed properly, it gives a very nice shave.

I bought mine several years ago and like the idiot I can sometimes be, I neglected to remove it from the bathroom (when I was living in Georgia) and it got rust on it.

THEN, I made an equally stupid mistake and used some polish on it. Good bye gold plating!

If you get this fancy, expensive razor be very, very careful with how you store and don't use any polishes on it as they will wipe that gold plating right off of there.

Heh, I actually think it looks better w/o the gold, and this holds for pretty much any razor I have seen. Of course, many / most would disagree, just another data point

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Ivo

Ivo, I'll agree with you in MOST cases but the gold really looks nice on the Filly 12. Which goes to prove that there are exceptions to every rule.

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

Ivo, I'll agree with you in MOST cases but the gold really looks nice on the Filly 12. Which goes to prove that there are exceptions to every rule.

Right on, Ilija!!!

I have rubbed / polished the gold off a razor or two, but just do not have the heart to remove it from my Fili 14. So pretty, and she's probably my best shaver for now. It goes so well with the light blue scales it came with

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Ivo

Originally Posted by spacetoast

I neglected to remove it from the bathroom (when I was living in Georgia) and it got rust on it.

THEN, I made an equally stupid mistake and used some polish on it. Good bye gold plating!

Just out of curiousity, did the rust mainly form on the gold platting?

I've noticed this on older gold platted razors (d.duck, Puma, Dorko, Birko.....)

I was wondering if it was true with modern razors (your's might be the test I was wondering about )

C utz

Fellas,

Thanks for your responses, I must say I do like the look of that razor, but now you have me intrigued with what do you mean by a Filly 12 or 14? What is it?

John

Originally Posted by C utz

Just out of curiousity, did the rust mainly form on the gold platting?

I've noticed this on older gold platted razors (d.duck, Puma, Dorko, Birko.....)

I was wondering if it was true with modern razors (your's might be the test I was wondering about )

C utz

Hey C utz,

It formed on the gold plating of the tang, a little on the spine (also gold plated) and a little on the blade itself. I used Maas polish when I did the deed.

The rust did not take long at all to form, I remember. I think I had used it, dried it off, put it back in the case and then took it out again several days later. We are talking Georgia, in the summertime. Humidity was only higher when I lived in Miami. Glad I wasn't into straights then. There would be a whole lot more upkeep!

Living in Colorado is really nice for the razors. It is dry as hell here. I actually leave my razors in the bathroom here and I also store my brush on its base after I shake it out. That thing is dry within minutes. If I don't put lotion or lather on my face within 3 minutes of leaving the shower, it actually starts to dry out. So I moisturize my forehead and cheeks, then whip up my lather and get it on my face ASAP.

Maybe I'll take a picture of it if I can remember to do it. There is still some rust on the tang that I need to take care of.

I’m not a metallurgist but I don’t understand rust on gold. Gold is almost inert. Rust is iron oxide (Fe2O3). It almost sounds as though the steel is showing through the gold plating or the plating didn’t bond to the steel (most likely).

Rick