Dovo 55
Do you mean the 7/8 new grinds of old blanks that are for sale at Vintage Blades? Unfortunately, I can tell you nothing, other than a Dovo that is 7/8 is relatively unusual, and one with a french point is also unusual. I see no reason why these should not be great shavers with the right honing.
Whether it's worth $299 to you is another question. Yesterday I took an old Kropp razor from an office drawer, where it has lived since being given to me by a patient. It's a bit battered and the blade is stained dark but not rusted or pitted. It honed up superbly - a razor doesn't have to look fancy to shave well (not that I have anything against fancy razors. ) So if you can have the great shave more cheaply, you have to buy the Dovo for its looks and for its peculiarities. Only you can say if it is worth the price for those things.
Chris
Whether it's worth $299 to you is another question. Yesterday I took an old Kropp razor from an office drawer, where it has lived since being given to me by a patient. It's a bit battered and the blade is stained dark but not rusted or pitted. It honed up superbly - a razor doesn't have to look fancy to shave well (not that I have anything against fancy razors. ) So if you can have the great shave more cheaply, you have to buy the Dovo for its looks and for its peculiarities. Only you can say if it is worth the price for those things.
Chris
"Je n'ai pas besoin de cette hypothèse."
Pierre-Simon de Laplace
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they are great blades, mine shave and feel like a much heavier razor then they are, the scales are nothing fancy but the blade is really sweet, they shave similar to a LeGrelot, mine required very little work when they arrived to get dialed in right where I like them, I would say less then 10 minutes tops on some pasted paddles
Jim
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