Thread: Can this advise from DOVO possibily be true??

Basically you can ignore what they say/write and just pick up the info from here.

And your shaving brush must always be hung hair-down to dry, when applying lather you must always paint and never scrub, and you must never shave against the grain...

The shaving world (along with many others) carries a lot of hearsay "rules" that really don't stand up to scrutiny. (And some of them, surprisingly, sound like they might be quite helpful in getting people to buy more stuff )

For what it's worth I guess it's worth mentioning that of COURSE it's wrong to strop your razor by moving it back and forwards without turning it over, regardless of opinions about the other advice.

(where's a forehead slapping smiley when you need one?).

Like Glen said, try it and see, however, given all the variables unless your in tune to things more than the average human and you are fine tuned and calibrated like a fine watch, I bet you never come to a conclusion based on your experimentation anyway...

Originally Posted by carlmaloschneider

For what it's worth I guess it's worth mentioning that of COURSE it's wrong to strop your razor by moving it back and forwards without turning it over, regardless of opinions about the other advice.

So THAT'S why I've been going through so many strops!

Originally Posted by Oscroft

And your shaving brush must always be hung hair-down to dry, when applying lather you must always paint and never scrub, and you must never shave against the grain...

The shaving world (along with many others) carries a lot of hearsay "rules" that really don't stand up to scrutiny. (And some of them, surprisingly, sound like they might be quite helpful in getting people to buy more stuff )

You've now gone too far. Everyone knows that a brush has to be hung hair down!! If it isn't, it will curl as it grows at nite!

DEFINITELY a Dovo, at least the less expensive ones, are NOT shave ready from the factory. Not even close. But here's the kicker... if you hone it, you void the warranty! ROTFLMAO! Even if you know how to hone, get your Dovos shave-ready from a vendor known for good edges. Then if there are any issues with the spine/edge alighnment or whatever, they are on him and not on you. If your Dovo comes to you shave-ready, then obviously there will be no impediments to you honing it later. You don't get stuck with a "difficult" dovo that way. All the kinks will be worked out, all the issues settled, and any total rejects, well, you won't see them at all.

Their advice is retarded. I have been shaving with the same razor every day for two weeks now.

Originally Posted by TulaneBoy

DEFINITELY a Dovo, at least the less expensive ones, are NOT shave ready from the factory. Not even close. But here's the kicker... if you hone it, you void the warranty! ROTFLMAO! Even if you know how to hone, get your Dovos shave-ready from a vendor known for good edges. Then if there are any issues with the spine/edge alighnment or whatever, they are on him and not on you. If your Dovo comes to you shave-ready, then obviously there will be no impediments to you honing it later. You don't get stuck with a "difficult" dovo that way. All the kinks will be worked out, all the issues settled, and any total rejects, well, you won't see them at all.

Their advice is retarded. I have been shaving with the same razor every day for two weeks now.

Some of them are close when they come from the factory. But it is widely thought that they need honing before use. In my recent experience a new dovo only needed a very light touch up.

Dovo also sells traditional strop paste and I imagine they would prefer that you use that. How many mangled razors do you think they got before they started voiding warranties for honing? I don't know either but there must have been some. I'm sure many a new guy has wailed away on a brick with a new dovo only to attempt a return later.

As for the pros who sell shave ready razors, they are doing a great service. People like Lynn have made straights much more accessible to the new user by including honing with new razors. And the vendors that do things right will bend over backwards for any customer concern about a razor. From a good vendor I wouldn't hesitate to buy a blade honed, or not.

Michael

This has been a very informative read, I really took notice as to how many moderators had input into it. I have a question as a "newbie" to straight razors, the wet shave, and using a Dovo.

Let me give you a bit of background as to what I have been using. I recently purchased a Dovo '"La Forme" I believe it is called. A beautiful looking razor, it was a used item from a member on this forum, and it was just like brand new. I used it cautiously, as all instructions on here says to do, and I found it always seemed to pull at my facial hairs. Now I have researched and critiqued my methods of Pre shave, oils, shave cream, stropping, brushes and of course razor hone.
I took this razor to a local sharpening business and spoke with the owner. He reassured me that the razor was not in need of a hone but it did need to be stropped properly. He mentored in how to strop it slowly "10 times" in one direction then change and strop it on the other side for 10 times.

My questions are: since I have watched and read a lot on this forum, am I doing any harm by using this method? 10 slow passes one way then change and do 10 the other way?

It seems no matter what I do for prep that I still pull at my facial hair and is that because of my razor?

Thank you in advance for any and all help.

Originally Posted by razorsharpwit

This has been a very informative read, I really took notice as to how many moderators had input into it. I have a question as a "newbie" to straight razors, the wet shave, and using a Dovo.

Let me give you a bit of background as to what I have been using. I recently purchased a Dovo '"La Forme" I believe it is called. A beautiful looking razor, it was a used item from a member on this forum, and it was just like brand new. I used it cautiously, as all instructions on here says to do, and I found it always seemed to pull at my facial hairs. Now I have researched and critiqued my methods of Pre shave, oils, shave cream, stropping, brushes and of course razor hone.
I took this razor to a local sharpening business and spoke with the owner. He reassured me that the razor was not in need of a hone but it did need to be stropped properly. He mentored in how to strop it slowly "10 times" in one direction then change and strop it on the other side for 10 times.

My questions are: since I have watched and read a lot on this forum, am I doing any harm by using this method? 10 slow passes one way then change and do 10 the other way?

It seems no matter what I do for prep that I still pull at my facial hair and is that because of my razor?

Thank you in advance for any and all help.

Stropping should be done going up and down (1 pass) with the spine leading. Depending on the size of the strop, the X stroke may not be necessary. There are lots of videos on stropping and resources here on this site. Stropping could be the issue with your razor. it could be other things. You never know. I know a good stropping session makes a world of difference in the quality of my edges.

Originally Posted by Mephisto

Stropping should be done going up and down (1 pass) with the spine leading. Depending on the size of the strop, the X stroke may not be necessary. There are lots of videos on stropping and resources here on this site. Stropping could be the issue with your razor. it could be other things. You never know. I know a good stropping session makes a world of difference in the quality of my edges.

The question I have is why should it be done single sided 1 lap at a time

why does it be affected if 10 passes are done one way and vice versa

will this make it sharper left handed or right handed

I have a lot of questions and this pos computer has me putting some stupid insignia in when I try to add a question mark, hence the reason my grammar seems elementary