Originally Posted by
gugi
Just think for a second - if a barber has to rely on resting his razors for a couple of days he will be out of business in less than a week.
As far as what Dovo says about their razors - well according to them you can get a great shave with the edge they ship from the factory. If Gillette would ship their cartridges with the same level of chipping that Dovo ships their edges they'd be long bankrupt by now. In my opinion the only reason Dovo gets away with their factory edges is because people who buy those think it's a very hard new way of shaving and they need to persevere. Plus the rest of us who simply rehone the razor and move on.
Even the teflon coated cartridge blades have hard time lasting 6-15 shaves, the bare steel deteriorates after one shave and you can't get more than 2-3 good shaves without stropping the razor to remove the oxidation. Dovo's paperwork is simply BS and for proper directions one really should consult the paperwork of vintage razors.