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    Quote Originally Posted by Lynn View Post
    NO!

    Any reason you can't do a Lille reading?? There is a huge amount of times this has been discussed here. Bring your questions after.
    LOL Lynn, I apologize for not enunciating my sarcasm properly.
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    My last boss at work was trying to get an officially recognized sarcasm font for just this reason.

    If never worked out though, and I'm still never really sure if he's serious.

    Makes for a lot of laughs....
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    I have already read about razors in general not coming shave ready. It wasn't my intention to flog a dead horse here, i just wanted confirmation from a couple of senior members before i took the issue up with vendor. As it stands, vendor still maintains they are shave ready, can't be bothered trying to convince him otherwise, case closed.
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    I'll add to your confirmation just in case Factory edge Dovos aren't shave ready by "our" standards. Will they cut hair off your face? Yep, they sure will...but will it be an overall pleasant experience? Probably not...lol. Pretty sure you won't need to ask me how I know this

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    I bought a Dovo Bismark about two years ago and it was shave ready from the factory.
    Maybe the factory honing did not bring the edge at its highest potential but it was definitely shave ready.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slur View Post
    I bought a Dovo Bismark about two years ago and it was shave ready from the factory.
    Maybe the factory honing did not bring the edge at its highest potential but it was definitely shave ready.

    I am actually going to take a second and explain the problem with that statement,, THE COST OF SHIPPING... Plus the disappointment

    When you senior members post stuff like that, some poor newb is going to order a Dovo off Amazon or from a Vendor that doesn't hone all the razors and he is not going to understand or have the experience to do what is delineated in this thread

    http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ry-2012-a.html

    And now your statement just cost that poor newb at least an extra $10 in shipping and no telling how many days or weeks of extra time waiting for the razor to go back and forth for honing.. Also take into account how disappointing it is when that Dovo or TI doesn't shave clean and smooth like they read about here...

    Just because those of us with experience can get some of them to shave and know how to tweak them better with our Strops and Pastes does not mean they are "Shave Ready" for a new guy..

    Think of the poor newbs asking these questions and struggling through, they will be reading your answer... I can link 100's of threads with proof of what I am saying...
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    Quote Originally Posted by ironsidegnr View Post
    My last boss at work was trying to get an officially recognized sarcasm font for just this reason.

    If never worked out though, and I'm still never really sure if he's serious.

    Makes for a lot of laughs....
    Man, that is the problem who use sarcasm on regular basis, you never know when they are being serious. I am trying to get better at not using it.
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    Every Dovo I've purchased just needed a bit of stropping out of the box and they were good to go. Maybe I've just been lucky.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gssixgun View Post
    I am actually going to take a second and explain the problem with that statement,, THE COST OF SHIPPING... Plus the disappointment

    When you senior members post stuff like that, some poor newb is going to order a Dovo off Amazon or from a Vendor that doesn't hone all the razors and he is not going to understand or have the experience to do what is delineated in this thread

    http://straightrazorpalace.com/begin...ry-2012-a.html

    And now your statement just cost that poor newb at least an extra $10 in shipping and no telling how many days or weeks of extra time waiting for the razor to go back and forth for honing.. Also take into account how disappointing it is when that Dovo or TI doesn't shave clean and smooth like they read about here...

    Just because those of us with experience can get some of them to shave and know how to tweak them better with our Strops and Pastes does not mean they are "Shave Ready" for a new guy..

    Think of the poor newbs asking these questions and struggling through, they will be reading your answer... I can link 100's of threads with proof of what I am saying...


    I cannot be considered as a “senior member” in straight shaving as I started using a straight razor only three years ago.

    I know that in most cases the newly bought straight razor is not shave ready and this has been told hundreds of times here in many posts. It is also the main answer that we see in this thread.

    However, since I was lucky enough to get a new Dovo that was actually shave ready I believe that it is worthy reporting it in order to make clear that some rare times the straight razor could be shave ready from the factory.

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    Perhaps an accurate way to state it like they say at Classic Shaving: the answer is, "maybe." Some people (like me) find factory edges to be ready to shave, or close enough that a little stropping is all that is needed. Others (novices or experts) who need or desire the keenest possible edge attainable will often find a factory edge less than shave ready. Which group is "right?" Well, they both are!
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