Hey folks,
I recently purchased a DOVO Solingen Straight Razor: Stainless Steel 5/8". But it can't shave. The Dovo website says I need to strop a few times on a leather strop before shaving... but to be honest I don't think a few strokes on a strop will get it to cut hair?
So, do I need to create a new edge with a whetstone, and if so what grit is best to start with? I spent half an hour on a black arkansas stone but at then end it is still blunt as when I got it - it can cut paper fine but does nothing to a single strand of hair when shaving.
I recently purchased a DOVO Solingen Straight Razor: Stainless Steel 5/8". But it can't shave. The Dovo website says I need to strop a few times on a leather strop before shaving... but to be honest I don't think a few strokes on a strop will get it to cut hair?
So, do I need to create a new edge with a whetstone, and if so what grit is best to start with? I spent half an hour on a black arkansas stone but at then end it is still blunt as when I got it - it can cut paper fine but does nothing to a single strand of hair when shaving.