Thread: Dovo White Paste...everyday?

Yes, YES!

Use it.
Everyday.
It's like vitamins for your razor!

Seriously. Previously I was pretty unconvinced about the benefits, if any, of canvas stropping. I threw on some Dovo white and it made a noticeable difference immediately. Much, mucH milder than ChromeoX, or low grit diamond, so you can definitely use it everyday prior to regular stroppping.

The Dovo white fills in the weave, and makes the stropping much smoother, but the chalk, or whatever is in there really makes is a great edge maintaner/refresher.

Give it a go. I really doubt you'd be dissapointed.

how many laps do you usually do on the linen seraphim

and after a while will i still be able to refresh my edge with just a high grit stone like a 12k or barber hone or will i need to go to low grit stones to reset the bevel from using this paste.

If you're really worried about this, you can glue a piece of linen or denim to the back of a paddle strop with some barge cement, and use the dovo paste on that. This way the bevel will be pretty guaranteed to stay straight. I've become a big fan of the linen-backed paddle over the last 6 months or so.

Originally Posted by Seraphim

Yes, YES!

Use it.
Everyday.
It's like vitamins for your razor!

Seriously. Previously I was pretty unconvinced about the benefits, if any, of canvas stropping. I threw on some Dovo white and it made a noticeable difference immediately. Much, mucH milder than ChromeoX, or low grit diamond, so you can definitely use it everyday prior to regular stroppping.

The Dovo white fills in the weave, and makes the stropping much smoother, but the chalk, or whatever is in there really makes is a great edge maintaner/refresher.

Give it a go. I really doubt you'd be dissapointed.

I'd say that if anyone didn't want to use it daily a good compromise would be to paste the underside of your linen strop and compare. I know the weave of the linen on my TM is pretty much exactly the same on either side, so why not?

Originally Posted by Ryan82

I'd say that if anyone didn't want to use it daily a good compromise would be to paste the underside of your linen strop and compare. I know the weave of the linen on my TM is pretty much exactly the same on either side, so why not?

Right.

Or paste the outside, and if for some strange reason you decide you don't like the results (fresh, sharp, comfy edge), you can then unscrew and flip the strop to the unpasted side.

I used a Dovo Best Russian as my daily strop
for years, and the linen was the best I have
ever used in terms of performance. Tony's
genuine linen with the Dovo white paste would
probably be even better.

- Scott

I had one question about the white paste.

After using the linen side with white paste do you have to wipe the blade before using the leather side?

You know, I never used it, but I'd say yes. I know with the Cro2 for instance, if you don't, it'll get all over the strop....

I never have. I do with more aggressive abrasives like chrome oxide, but chalk is so mild and it wipes away easily with a damp cloth.

Fellas, you've got me interested.
How much of the white paste do you put on the linen, and how often do you need to re-apply it?