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Yep, stropping was an issue for me as well. I finally went to a paddle strop and found it works well for me. 30 strokes on the canvas and 60 on the leather do the trick nicely. But I had to hone the...

It's been over a year now since I posted to this thread. I still use my Dovo shavette for travel but my everyday razor is a vintage Henckels Emperor straight. I purchased the razor on eBay then...

Its nice to know I'm not alone having a few battle scars LOL

I have tough, dark beard (but getting more and more gray), espically where one would grow a gotee. Had to shave twice a day when I was...

Actually I'm torn between the two. Ive always had the goal of simplifying my life and lets face it, straight razors arent exactly simple with the stropping and honing routine. The shavette on the...

Didnt want to start a new topic on this subject as this one already exsisted.

I used a Dovo stainless shavette back in November 12. It was my first attempt at shaving with a straight blade and I...