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The old one has none of those. The pictures with the "broken" bevel and the chips are from a recent DOVO, just to compare the quality. The old one has a really fine edge. Sure, I could touch it up...

Thanks, it actually is really pretty. There is a bit of rust on the tang left and that is fine. Most of the other spots basicly "washed" away when I covered it with Ballistol for a few days. I guess...

Just to let You know:

with a bit of cr-ox on balsa and some good stropping, I did not see the need for honing yet. The original edge is fine enough to give me a good shave. :)

me too!

But we're the few that see certain things. The ones who prefer the 100year old blade over the mach3, even if it takes cuts and ages of red and irritated face. The ones who prefer to learn...

yes, I start to realize that ...

As there are always to sides of the medal, this is not just a negative thing. It also allows to cut costs due to savings of material and allows for constructions otherwise not possible (moving...

I was suspecting that as well. That's why I wanted to try out the blade untouched, even without the cr-ox.

I assume it actually is the outcome of several factors.
First, I think, skills truely...

Yes, sure. Maybe I even go for the stones. I just wanted to see how good it is without doing anything to the blade.
To give You an idea, this is what my DOVO 1516 - a current model - looked when I...

After the examination of the blade under the microscope, I thought it would be a sin, not to try anything less destructive than honing.

That's the way the edge came. I did nothing more than a few...

Bob,



how nice, great source. Thank You so much.

BTW. If You scroll down on that page, You'll find a 2006 made DOVO 1516 (that I also own). On that picture You can see the poor exactness...

Yes, the blue caught me first too.

Yes, that's what I thought when I first saw it. And even if You were willing to pay extra money, You would not get it, because things are not being produced like this anymore and knowledge and skills...

You win! The box says "Dorp and Voos" above DOVO. I was wondering, when I first saw it, because I never realized it on another DOVO-Box. You can see some of it in the first picture of the initial...

Jerry,



thanks, yes sure will. I do tape my razors and change the tape often in order to keep the angle as consistent as possible and allow maximum work on the edge.

me neither.



Yes. I think they still produce the 88, but appearance has changed over time. Today the serration consists just of a few lines.

This one already (one of the others from that...

Yes, I will. I'll keep You informed and will post pre and post pictures, when I get to it.

Today I received an old but unused (NOS?) DOVO 88 razor that I bought from ebay.

A guy - actually the same that sold the Escher stone that has been discussed in this thread...