I had bought this Dovo after the 2022 Lather Games to finish the next hardware scavenger hunt in optimal time (Getting both the #STAINLESS and #OLDTIMER tag at once was part of my most unusual yet fastest path) but I later became part of the committee that changed the rules and made the razor obsolete 🤦♂️. Then I sorta forgot about it, but now that i found it again I was hoping it would make for a good travel straight: inexpensive (no drama if lost), replaceable (as in obtainium), stainless (can be packed damp in a pinch).
I honed it two days ago, guided by the newly adopted polystyrene quality assurance procedure PQuAP (video of the PQuAP applied to a different razor), and the bead does not lie: this razor took a great, smooth edge. The stainless steel scales are quite heavy compared to the 5/8" blade, giving the blade an unusual balance, not unlike the Weck Sextoblade Med Prep with the chromed scales.
I’ve found myself an nice little travel razor, it seems 😊.
On a side note, many straight shavers whose opinion I value and who have more experience than I consider modern Dovo razors as low quality razors. Either I got lucky with my two Dovos (this one and my Bismarck), or I don’t have the experience yet (347 open blade shaves, and counting), to really distinguish good quality from whatever this is.
I like (ac)counting in my hobbies. Gives me a sense of control and order that I miss when I stumble over 15 toy cars trying to find that one missing toy that Djunior’s been asking for for the last hour 😂
Djunior’s party was great, thanks for asking! He’s in a construction equipment phase, and he got a concrete mixer truck, a bulldozer, and an excavator, so he’s in heaven
Ninth Day of TabOKtoberfest
I had bought this Dovo after the 2022 Lather Games to finish the next hardware scavenger hunt in optimal time (Getting both the #STAINLESS and #OLDTIMER tag at once was part of my most unusual yet fastest path) but I later became part of the committee that changed the rules and made the razor obsolete 🤦♂️. Then I sorta forgot about it, but now that i found it again I was hoping it would make for a good travel straight: inexpensive (no drama if lost), replaceable (as in obtainium), stainless (can be packed damp in a pinch).
I honed it two days ago, guided by the newly adopted polystyrene quality assurance procedure PQuAP (video of the PQuAP applied to a different razor), and the bead does not lie: this razor took a great, smooth edge. The stainless steel scales are quite heavy compared to the 5/8" blade, giving the blade an unusual balance, not unlike the Weck Sextoblade Med Prep with the chromed scales.
I’ve found myself an nice little travel razor, it seems 😊.
On a side note, many straight shavers whose opinion I value and who have more experience than I consider modern Dovo razors as low quality razors. Either I got lucky with my two Dovos (this one and my Bismarck), or I don’t have the experience yet (347 open blade shaves, and counting), to really distinguish good quality from whatever this is.
Smooth, very close shave, Stank++;
I’m at 348. After reaching 100 shaves, I continue to count but have no idea why.
Hope djunior had a great third birthday, btw.
I like (ac)counting in my hobbies. Gives me a sense of control and order that I miss when I stumble over 15 toy cars trying to find that one missing toy that Djunior’s been asking for for the last hour 😂
Djunior’s party was great, thanks for asking! He’s in a construction equipment phase, and he got a concrete mixer truck, a bulldozer, and an excavator, so he’s in heaven
In my experience, most engineers, regardless of specialization, never leave that phase :)
100% 👷🏗️🚧🦫