I first purchased the thuya scaled 95 - paid two hundred for it. Found out that it wasn't shave ready, so I went back out and bought a strop. The next time I shaved - after many passes on the strop - the difference was considerable. It went from not being sharp to... well... sharp. It has only gotten better since. This Monday last I received a Dovo 101 I had ordered at a cost of about sixty dollars. This one was sold as honed by Lynn Abrams... and surprisingly it was not as sharp as the two week older one which I've been stropping. Which leads me to a question: Is there a marked difference in the quality of the different model razors from Dovo? In buying the 95, was I paying more than three times as much for a superior blade or was I paying that much more for the more ornate wash on the blade and the thuya scales?
Difference in blade quality between two new Dovo's?
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My opinion is that they are the same steel, but you are paying more for fit, finish, scale materials, etc. as you go up their range. Therefore, theoretically, you should be able to get the same quality of shave off a cheap or expensive Dovo, provided they were honed in the same way by the same person.
You can never know if there is difference unless the blades were honed by the same person the same way then shave tested.
I wonder how many razors sold as shave ready on forums, e-bay, or online stores are indeed shave ready, I have seen plenty that were not.
I wonder how many razors sold as shave ready on forums, e-bay, or online stores are indeed shave ready, I have seen plenty that were not.
Likely the same steel.
Can't tell about the honing, don't know how long it has been since it was honed, how it was stropped.
I have never tried one of Lynn's edges so I cant comment-good or bad. I have tried some "professional" edges that were horrible.
Can't tell about the honing, don't know how long it has been since it was honed, how it was stropped.
I have never tried one of Lynn's edges so I cant comment-good or bad. I have tried some "professional" edges that were horrible.
The only reliable differences between #95 and #101 as they relate to shaving are the steel recipe and the grind.
Perhaps it is as simple as you've just preferred a half-hollow ground razor?
The practical differences that matter to use of their razors; the steel recipe (they only have two, and all are identically tempered with the exception of the #105), the grind (wedge grind, half-hollow, full hollow, & extra full hollow are the four choices), and the size (3/8", 5/8", & 6/8"). Oh yeah, there's the point, too (square, round, etc). Inside of that, any two should shave the same if they went through an identical procedure; you're just buying stuff to handle and look at, so buy whatever makes your eyes, fingers, and wallet the happiest.
I'll throw in that I find the "shoulderless" design (such as on #26810, #3580, #117*-#119*, #1226850, & #1885685) a practical advantage, though it remains in identical steel/grind/size designation confines with other normally-shouldered pieces.
Perhaps it is as simple as you've just preferred a half-hollow ground razor?
The practical differences that matter to use of their razors; the steel recipe (they only have two, and all are identically tempered with the exception of the #105), the grind (wedge grind, half-hollow, full hollow, & extra full hollow are the four choices), and the size (3/8", 5/8", & 6/8"). Oh yeah, there's the point, too (square, round, etc). Inside of that, any two should shave the same if they went through an identical procedure; you're just buying stuff to handle and look at, so buy whatever makes your eyes, fingers, and wallet the happiest.
I'll throw in that I find the "shoulderless" design (such as on #26810, #3580, #117*-#119*, #1226850, & #1885685) a practical advantage, though it remains in identical steel/grind/size designation confines with other normally-shouldered pieces.
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