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We have such a limited choice here in the UK of finding the old traditional barber shop outside of London who still gives the full teaming hot towel traditional shave such as can be found in the USA....

Thanks gssixgun for the welcome msg.

I can't say how a 'new' blade is meant to be as I've always used the old vintage razor until recently, and that was always a quite acceptably smooth shave over...

Exactly my point.

Don't you think though Cosperryan that these days, the steel just isnt as good as those old blade makers of a hundred years ago?

Oh no, its certainly been honed dozens of times over the years, of course it has and that wasn't the impression I meant to give, but I didn't expect the Dovo would have needed special attention...

My old razor and strop belonged to my grandfather and onc I inherited it I then used it for the past thirty odd years.

I never had any problems with the blade at all even though it was a little...

Thanks guys.

That is one thing I hadn't considered to be honest.

I guess I have been so used to using my old well honed straight shave for so long that this really came as a surprise to...

After years of service the fins and pivot on my old straight razor finally blew and it was time for a replacement

I bought a new Dovo Astrale and the weight and balance is absolutely spot on. ...