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Welcome to TSR.This is my first post here and I am completely new to using a straight razor. After doing some online research, I decided to invest in a Dovo straight razor and a Kanayama strop. I just received them and started using it after watching some YouTube videos.
My first shave was a bit rough. I had not shaved in 3 days and the razor was painfully tugging away along my face. So I used the strop, however, I did not notice any difference. I ended shaving with a disposable razor. I am not sure what I was doing wrong. I was expecting a much smoother shave - at least better than the disposable twin-blade razor.
I just ordered a set of Norton sharpening stones after watching another YouTube video. Does the Dovo straight razor come ready-to-use? Or does it require sharpening first?
in the meantime why not have Billy hone your Dovo and you can be learning to shave while you are learning to hone.Thanks all for your replies. So it does require honing. That's something I need to learn how to do. Maybe I will find another straight razor to practice with. I think there is a sticky on honing here that I will read next.
The 1000 or 1K Stone for Bevel Work..A New Dovo Does Not Need a Lower Grit Hone..I Would Recommend a Naniwa Super Stone 12 K for Finishing..Superb Stone..Probably has Around a 14 K Finishing Capacity in Reality in the Right Hands..95 % of the Work or the Magic Happens on the 1 K Bevel Hone..@Fergiebilly,
I purchased a set of Norton water stones that includes four grits: 220, 1000, 4000, and 8000 along with a flattening stone and a bonus DVD on sharpening. I have read the sticking on hones. It stated "A rough rule of thumb is for the next hone to be approximately twice the grit rating of the last stone." Do you recommend my buying additional stones with other grits to fill in gaps of the series that I just purchased (such as 600 and/or 2000) or stones with a higher grit (such as 12000 or 16000)? Or will my set suffice?
The level of honing depends on whether factory bevel is good and whether the razor warped in manufacture. If you have a good factory bevel then you might get away with stropping with pastes. I have a Dovo that only needed that, but generally they need more work.Thanks all for your replies. So it does require honing. That's something I need to learn how to do. Maybe I will find another straight razor to practice with. I think there is a sticky on honing here that I will read next.
I agree, but untill you become proficient at honing you will not be able to tell how much work a razor may need. This was the reason I suggested having the razor looked at by someone who knows what they are doing in the meantime and that way the OP will have a shave ready razor to use untill he can hone his honing skills ( pun intended )The level of honing depends on whether factory bevel is good and whether the razor warped in manufacture. If you have a good factory bevel then you might get away with stropping with pastes. I have a Dovo that only needed that, but generally they need more work.
100% agree with you and have amended my previous post to reflect that.I agree, but untill you become proficient at honing you will not be able to tell how much work a razor may need. This was the reason I suggested having the razor looked at by someone who knows what they are doing in the meantime and that way the OP will have a shave ready razor to use untill he can hone his honing skills ( pun intended )
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This Dovo will NEED BEVEL SET on the 1 K HONE..No Bones about it..They are NOT Near Bevel Set from the Factory these Days..In Fact Some UK Vendors Make Em Worse by Running Em Across a Low Grit DMT to Advertise Em as Honed..
Trust Me on this One..
Billy
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