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My mid range Dovos have all been good, not a lemon in the bunch. It is their entry level tier that sucks and requires extra work to make shave ready. I love me some Bismarcks and Palisanders and...

I shaved with one just a couple days ago. I do it often, and the shave is just as good as I get from one of my Bismarcks or another favorite of mine, a Union Spike, or any other make or model that I...

Well, yeah, as for restoring a GD, you are right, why bother? A brand new one is too cheap, to go through the bother of restoring an old one. And the oldest GD in existence was made in 1996, anyway,...

As I mentioned, don't expect an entry level Dovo to hone right up. They are usually pretty wonky, lots of twist. Someone experienced with them can turn them into good shavers, but the average...

You will find that nearly all of the super cheapies are RSO's. (Razor Shaped Objects) I have seen a few reports that the Kure Nai are usable, and others saying it is junk. Gold Dollars are a known...

"Far superior" might be a bit of a stretch, I think, especially for someone who actually likes the Bismarck form factor, but yeah, that is a good score. No argument on that point.

Apologies for omitting the smiley, Steve. I like to poke fun at Technical Al.

Much truth there. But OP in post #6 specifically says he is saving up to buy a Dovo Bismarck, a $150 or so razor if you shop around a bit. I don't think he is going to be able to spring for a $500 or...

Given your honing equipment, yes 2 or 3 degrees is quite significant indeed. With synthetics or lapping film to the 12k or 1µ level followed by lapped and diamond pasted balsa progression in three...

That's a page from my site. I don't have files unless they are on my site, but just create your jigs from your own vision, and refine them by trial and error.

You can thin the spine easily enough...

That sounds like a good suggestion, and if the bevel angle was more in the normal range I would have tried a compound bevel. But it is pretty thick. AND there are cracks, which I didn't detect the...

Nah. I wasn't expecting a lot. I actually expected the Gold Dollars to come out ahead of the Titans. I was just answering a challenge from the resident Titan cheerleader on B&B cause I was kind of...

I thought I would give the VG10HZ one more chance to perform. After considering a few possible methods for putting a chip-free bevel on the razor, I zeroed in on a very well worn piece of 30u film....

And now, I will offer my admittedly biased summation of the Titan razors I have tried. Also keep in mind that this company offers many more models besides these. I think these are a fair...

Another Titan shave today, and an early one. I actually am not up early... I am just still up late, and if I lay down now I won't get up until at least 9 or 10, and I know everyone is waiting for my...

I usually don't quibble over semantical minutae, but Titan is not a Chinese company. The razors are made in Taiwan. The VG10 is indeed a good knife steel. That doesn't make it a good razor steel. A...

I agree with you on the scales. G10 would be perfect for a cheap knockabout razor. They could just cut them flat, like the acrylic scales on the GD P81. Micarta for the more upscale models, sure....

Another Titan shave day! Today I put the VG10HZ through its paces and I am sorry to say that it disappointed me even more than I was anticipating. This razor was very chippy. Oddly enough, the coarse...

Most of the regular established GD models will be easier to hone, generally, than that Titan. However as far as the brand goes, overall, the jury is still out. I still have two more Titans to hone,...

I have never been a fan of the Titan brand. I never saw the point of paying 4x as much for basically just another cheap Asian razor when the GD brand has several models that can be honed and used...