Thread: i had no idea what shave ready was...until now!

Hi, i bought my first sr a dovo BQ in september, it did not cut well ( i got it from centre du rasoir, factory honed) i got a stone (4/8) and try to hone it myself, but it did not cut like i wanted it to cut. I always had to finish with electric or de. Even after 4 passes.
For christmas my wife got me a hart 7/8 square point cocobolo from the classicedge canadian store. I shaved with it this morning. Wow, after one pass i was almost done. I love the weight and handling of the razor. I made 3 passes and i never had my face that smooth in my life! Im glad i practiced with the 5/8 dovo to get the technique without cutting myself too much, because the big hart is a little bit intimidating at first. But i love the hart and im sending the dovo to be honed as fast as possible as a backup razor. So now i know what shave ready really means.

Congratulations... on your way to BBS.

Jonathan

That is good to hear that you had a very good experience with that Hart and I think you are doing the right thing to send out that Dove for honing and back up.

Bob

As a side now, at least you have a benchmark to compare your own edges to.

Good point.
mike

Originally Posted by Ryan82

As a side now, at least you have a benchmark to compare your own edges to.

I'm about to get a hart. So it actually comes "shave ready"? Like not factory shave ready but shaveable Shave ready?

Great to hear!

Oh yeah, shaveable shave ready, its incredibly sharp.

Mike

Originally Posted by Estesnoah

I'm about to get a hart. So it actually comes "shave ready"? Like not factory shave ready but shaveable Shave ready?

a hart was also my shaving sharp enlightment razor. after that everything just clicked! great stuff!

yeah, a great shave will do that for you. congrats.