Hi Phil,

The Dovo razor that was giving me trouble is a Dovo Black Star. It is
at the lower end of the Dovo razors but I have no reason to suspect that
its quality is significantly different than any other Dovo. I have just
been assuming that my beard responds better to stainless steel blades
than high carbon ones. This is actually an issue that I would like to
get cleared up because I have really been wanting to try a Maestro Livi
"new grind" razor but have been affraid to purchase because it is made
from high carbon steel! Have you (or anyone else on this thread) tried
any other razors that are made from high carbon steel and had better
results?

-Blake



On Tue, 2009-06-16 at 18:55 -0700, Phil Runyan wrote:
>
>
> That's funny, I have a Dovo Special #1616, it is a lower end Dovo,
> well I've had problems with it. No matter how sharp I get it,
> no matter how perfect the edge looks under the scope and its stropped
> to perfection, it still shaves like crap. Would this be a problem
> with the steel?
>
> Phil in WY
>
> ________________________________
> From: Blake Shiver <blake.shiver@...>
> To: straightrazorplace@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:25:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [Straight Razor Place] Comparison of DE to a Straight
> Razor
>
> Not sure it this will help at all, but I used to have the same problem
> when
> shaving with my Dovo carbon steel razor. I would have Lynn sharpen it
> to
> perfection and the shave would still be rough and patchy (and it would
> pull
> a lot on my beard). I ended up trading the Dovo carbon in for a Dovo
> stainless steel razor and it shaves smooth as a baby's butt! I never
> really
> found out if the shaving contrast was a result of different razor
> material
> or overall differences in razor quality. Dovo's seem to be uniformly
> decent
> razors so I can only assume that blade material was the culprit.
> Any thoughts?
>
> -Blake
>
> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 2:09 PM, Robert <rob08@schlackman. net> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > I am new to straight razor shaving (3 failed shaves in) but have
> shaved
> > with a safety razor for a year. My whiskers are really hard and I
> use
> > preshave oil and col conk to soften them up a bit. My question is
> what
> > should I expect the straight razor to cut like compared to a safety
> razor
> > given an optimal edge? With the safety razor I put no pressure on
> the blade
> > and it cuts my hair without any pulling. The straight razor is
> grabbing and
> > leaving a lot of hair behind. Should a straight razor cut as
> smoothly as the
> > safety razor. Oh, I picked up a small Solingen off ebay and have
> watched
> > many videos on stropping technique. The strop is new and untreated,
> canvas
> > on the back. I've tried 10 passed on the canvas side and 40 on the
> leather
> > side. Feels sharp, and quite dull after the shave. I have waited 24
> hours
> > before trying between shaves and only strop before the shave. Also I
> am
> > being very carefull about keeping the strop pulled tight and putting
> no
> > pressure on the blade.
> >
> >
> >
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Blake Shiver