Thread: Dovo paste Red/Black combination

Hey all,

Coming off of a Belgian Coticule... I am thinking Dovo Red, then Black on balsa. Well. CrOx is tough to fin here, so I am particularly interested in the Black, 1 micron... not so much the red.

Does that make sense?

THANKS!

D

Coming of the coticule, i dont think you would need the red. Maybe coticule -> black -> CrO

Originally Posted by Dorian

Hey all,

Coming off of a Belgian Coticule... I am thinking Dovo Red, then Black on balsa. Well. CrOx is tough to fin here, so I am particularly interested in the Black, 1 micron... not so much the red.

Does that make sense?

THANKS!

D

The Dovo paste works really well off of leather IME, the balsa would increase the cutting power just because of the surface change...

What I have found is the the felt gives the most gentle of the cutting action, then leather, then balsa... Personally I like the more gentle touch, but YMMV

Red and Black on leather, I would feel comfortable telling you yes, you will see an improvement (in Sharpness) off your Coticule, off balsa I just don't know...

I have a pare strop that I could use use black on only up from coticule...

20 strokes on black (every few weeks)? Clean the blade. Then 60 - 100 on straight leather?

Makes sense?

Screeeeech!!!! Felt?????? (more gentle cutting action than leather or balsa?) What felt?

*looks up "SRD Felt"*

Dorian,

I have found that the Dovo Red & Black pastes on leather work particularly well for Victorian/Edwardian English blades made of 'softer' steel.

Have fun !

Best regards

Russ

Thanks, Gentlemen, for all the feedback.

Bart located some CrOx for me. Awesome!!!

Will talk to razor shop this noon and order a new strop only...

Cheerios,

D.

I have dovo red and black on balsa, and I would swap it for leather any time. It does cut faster, but the edge it leaves is not what I am looking for. If you choose balsa, than follow it with crox, and you will be fine.