Thread: Dovo Yellow Strop paste?

The dovo yellow paste is a fat used for strop conditioning. The green paste is about 6 mic the red about 3 and the black about 1. The white is for the linen only. As the yellow is only a conditipner it will be fine to paste over. Hope this helps. Ed

I know I'm resurrecting an old thread, but need a little bit of information (or at least some opinions!). I'm new to straight shaving and all things Strop, but I've got a Walkin Horse 3" Split Side strop on the way from a private sale. The West Coast Shaving product page says that Dovo Yellow Paste is recommended and even the WH site has a comment that this will help to prevent strop dandruff.

I don't have any Dovo Yellow, but I do have some Mink Oil that I have used on leather boots as a conditioner. Keeping in mind that extreme moderation is the rule of the day, is this a potential substitute? Or a terrible idea?

Mink oil can be used but any conditioner shouldn't be used unless needed which is unlikely if you palm rub before stropping every time.

Thanks Eddy. I will use the palm rub and see how that works for me.

Most of us palm rub only and have no issues. Climate may have a effect. If you do use it only takes a couple of drops to do the job. Im not 100% positive but pretty sure that on the superior shave web site it says no to use anything on the Walking Horse strops. Might be a idea to check what it says.

I use the green paste on the backside of my linen strop (from a tip in one of Lynn's videos). I have a hook on the end of a work bench and pull the linen over backwards when I use the green pasted side.

I have been palm dressing my hanging leather strop and this works well. I just started using the SRD paddle strop. The fine leather pad is very nice. I notice that if I take a little oil off the side of my nose and run it down the middle of the fine leather strop; and then palm rub it in over the full strop the draw changes slightly. It becomes easier to strop the blade at a lighter pressure.

I am still getting used to the diamond on felt. It seems a big aggressive. I'm down to five cycles on the diamond felt. Then I do a lot more cycles on the leather strop. This seems to make the shave more comfortable.

So far leather care is just my own body oils.

Best,

Ed

I thought I was the only one who used "nose oil"....

John

Originally Posted by EdHutton

I use the green paste on the backside of my linen strop (from a tip in one of Lynn's videos). I have a hook on the end of a work bench and pull the linen over backwards when I use the green pasted side.

I have been palm dressing my hanging leather strop and this works well. I just started using the SRD paddle strop. The fine leather pad is very nice. I notice that if I take a little oil off the side of my nose and run it down the middle of the fine leather strop; and then palm rub it in over the full strop the draw changes slightly. It becomes easier to strop the blade at a lighter pressure.

I am still getting used to the diamond on felt. It seems a big aggressive. I'm down to five cycles on the diamond felt. Then I do a lot more cycles on the leather strop. This seems to make the shave more comfortable.

So far leather care is just my own body oils.

Best,

Ed

You're not using Dovo Green paste I hope? You're using crox correct?

Originally Posted by Phrank

You're not using Dovo Green paste I hope? You're using crox correct?

Crox exactly. It seems to freshen up the edge and leave it feeling nice on my skin. I have no idea why. The diamond edge is a bit harsh if I don't work a lot of leather cycles afterwards.

Best,

Ed

Well in case this thread gets pulled out of the depths again, having used Dovo pastes for some time:

Like Lynn said, if moderation isn't your deal, don't put any of these pastes on your leather. To be honest, I found they worked better on linen anyway (clearly not the yellow). Better still was the balsa strip - for me anyway.

When I didn't know how to hone, starting with the green saved me. Later, I descovered I needed to use the green less and less.

I found if I wanted to liven the substrate up a bit, a touch of misted water brought the stuff back to life really well.

All said and done, my Dovo pastes were a great experience for me... but as my honing improved, the introduction of diamond paste and CrOx entered the scene. And oh how glad I am they did. I feel they work much better - though they don't seem to last as long. I haven't tried spritzing them lol!

I just discarded all of my Dovo products. I hope one day I'll toss my diamond and CrOx too - it'll be a sure sign that I have quasi mastered my stones. But until that day, I'll use em the "refresh" my blades lol!!