Dovo Genuine MOP Review (Discussion Thread)

[joel]

This thread is a discussion thread for THIS REVIEW. (http://badgerandblade.com/vb/showthread.php?p=17488#post17488)

Please use this thread to post questions, etc.
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[Austin]

I hope this is right thread to make comments. :biggrin: Beautiful straight.

[joel]

I hope this is right thread to make comments. :biggrin: Beautiful straight.

YEP YEP!! :biggrin: :biggrin:

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Joel said-
Stainless steel is much harder than carbon steel - thus it is more difficult to sharpen - HOWEVER, once properly honed it will stay sharper much longer.

My experience indicates otherwise. Unless you're talking about some new-fangled powdered steels or high-tech stuff like Cowry-X, carbon steel is usually much harder. Not many stainless knives have a Rockwell rating of over 60, whereas many carbon steels go much higher. I also find that my stainless knives dull more quickly.
Why would anyone put up with the added pain of owning a carbon blade if not for improved performance?

By the way, that's an exceptionally fine looking Dovo. I only have one Dovo (a Bergischer-Lowe), so I'm no expert, but your razor is as nice as any I've seen from that company.