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After speaking to Neil I'm glad i didnt try and hone mine. First off he used a loupe and then a microscope. Once he knew there was a slight warp on the spine, attempting to hone it would cause an...

Yes, my first razor has a grinding error and a slightly warped spine. It also has a wire edge bevel and had 8 chips. He checked under the microscope. I'm glad now I've had it sent off to get done...

Yeah, once it comes back it should be perfect and I'll know what its like. I wont strop until I've used it to shave first.

Yes, I shouldnt have bought the pastes really. They were very expensive considering the size of the tubes. So the yellow paste is just for the leather side and the white for the linen? I wount use...

Thanks for the advice. That does seem like a good idea, at least with a shavette I can learn the technique with a blade that I know is sharp. I had my second straight shave today and it has gone...

Hi. I have the dovo white and yellow pastes. I've not used them

I have just ordered an additonal 3" leather strop. I think I went for the narrow strop because Dovo only do the double sided linen and leather one in the narrow width. I feel they are missing a trick...

I have just purchased my 2nd Dovo razor. This one is much cheaper and is a Dovo ‘Prima Silver Steel’ razor with ebony scales. The difference being this website advertises them pre-honed and stropped...

It's surprising when you spend over 200quid on a new razor that it wouldnt be shave ready and contain so many faults. Perhaps I should have gone for a Thiers Issard?

Thanks Trimmy. Buy a cheap 10quid thing off ebay just to practice honing on seems like a plan. For now it will just be a case of learning to shave and strop.

That is very kind of you thanks. That would be really appreciated as if I knew for certain it was shave ready I would be able to work from there. Right now I dont know if its just me or the razor; in...

I will try and reduce the angle. I dont even think I was holding it correctly for my first shave. Since then I know how to hold it. The razor is brand new and so I would have thouhgt it wouldnt need...

I did try and strop it before using. After about half an hour I stropped again and I did think it was marginally better. I use pre shave oil then cream.

Hi Bob
They didnt advertise as shave ready but the seal was broken on the box when I received it. When I spoke to the guy he reckoned it would probably just need a strop. The problem is it can all...

Hi. It was bought from one of the main online specialist shaving companies here in the UK. When I spoke to the guy he reckoned it just needed stropped.

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I'm very new to straight razor shaving. In fact my new Dovo ‘Best Class’ model 955835 just arrived today. I've also purchased shaving cream, pre shave oil, a top end TI silvertipped brush; Dovo...