What can you do. From time to time I find a misfit
Dovo 5/8, current production. Should you get one?
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That is a shame, especially on one of their premium models.
Is this from the current production?
I think there is still allot of old stock being sold.
There is a noticable difference in the grind when I compare my new 5/8 with a slightly older model.
All the dovo razors I have baught have had a frown, except this latest one.
How do you correct them?
I actually use a tool that is blamed for creating the problem to fix it.
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I think if I bought a razor new from a store and it arrived with a frown or a bad warp or both I'd just send it back. I have had Dovos with warped or wonky grinds, not terribly so but it was there and easily dealt with. I generally expect some weirdness with quasi hand made items. Not a big deal really.
But no Dovos I owned had frowns... where are these frowning warped blades sourced? Has anyone contacted Dovo directly about this? Just seems odd to me.... brand new blades from a major cutlery source with a lengthy history arriving with a frown honed into the edge. I always thought their edges were terrible though.
But no Dovos I owned had frowns... where are these frowning warped blades sourced? Has anyone contacted Dovo directly about this? Just seems odd to me.... brand new blades from a major cutlery source with a lengthy history arriving with a frown honed into the edge. I always thought their edges were terrible though.
Sort of off topic but I asked for more details on when a razor is sent to dovo for honing. Got the response below. Cheers
Can't send mine back. A. I honed it so there is no way they would take it back and B. It's been a while. Tried shaving with it after I asked the seller to hone it and it was nowhere near shave ready so I put it aside and, being the procrastinator I am, I sort of forgot about it until this thread
My first 2 razors were a Dovo best 5/8 and col conk 6/8 and those were fine.
The frown has been honed out now using lifted spine strokes. Time to tackle the warp and set a bevel.
My first 2 razors were a Dovo best 5/8 and col conk 6/8 and those were fine.
The frown has been honed out now using lifted spine strokes. Time to tackle the warp and set a bevel.
The seller honed it, and sent it to you as shave ready, but it had a frown?
Hmm. Maybe the seller is the source of the frown.
Hmm. Maybe the seller is the source of the frown.
If he indeed honed it. I doubt he did.
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It would be interesting to know what they do to a factory new razor. All I know is that what I received is typical for all the razors I have received frome Dovo, Böker and TI.
This razor had a large folded over burr from heel to toe. It also had some chipping.
The steel also needed to be honed a few times before it was able to hold the edge.
The smart move would be to actually reset the bevel on a 1-2k stone with this particular blade. I have had other Dovo's that only required some light honing.
All I know is that they have made some changes to their 5/8 models. I would assume that they also mode some adjustments to the other models as well.
There will probably be allot old stock being sold before all the new razors being sold from different vendors are from the current production. So, allot of variance should be expected.
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