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Having to do something to a new product is pretty typical, really. I wash my clothes before the first time I wear them, I format my hard drives before using them, I let my cigars sit in my humidor...

IN my experience, a new Dovo will not be shave ready from the factory. When honing them, I do skip the 1k and go straight to my Naniwa 5k though. You'll likely want to send her out for honing.
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