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Dovo "Special" Imitation Tortoiseshell, Full Hollow Carbon Steel, 5/8"
ADDITIONAL PHOTOS:
This 5/8”, full hollow razor, made from high carbon
Swedish steel, has been one of Dovo’s most popular razors
for decades. Its imitation tortoiseshell handle secures
a blade gold-etched as a signature “Special” imported
from Solingen, Germany, the City of Blades.
All razor come factory certified “ready to shave.”
Average Customer Review:  2 Reviews
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 A Solid Workhorse Razor, 9.2.2010
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Reviewer: Lawson Stone (Wilmore, KY)
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I got this razor shortly after I began with straight shaving. Even though Dovo's are advertised as shave-ready "out of the box," I have not found that to be completely accurate. I always make sure a new straight razor I order is hand-honed. With that assumption, this razor is quite good. After some frustrations with my first straight, i ordered this one, hand-honed, and realized what straight shaving was supposed to be like. The faux-tortoise shell scales look distinctive and add to the pleasure of using this razor. Of all my razors, though, this one has proven most prone to rust and is the only new razor I have ever had to use 1200 grit sandpaper on to remove rust. I don't know why but it's worth noting: lightly oiling a blade with ballistol prior to storage is a good idea.
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Half a Lifetime and Going Strong, 2.3.2010
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Reviewer: Bob Taylor (Chino Valley, Az)
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I purchased my Dovo "Special" Imitation Tortoiseshell, Full Hollow Carbon Steel, 5/8" straight razor in 1979 because I was moving to a remote tropical island and did not want to bring anything "disposable" with me.
Together with a badger bristle brush, a strop and fine Arkansas stone, this is all I have ever used to shave with in the intervening twenty-three years. The Dovo shaves as well today as it did the first time I ever used it.
Unlike disposables and "safety" razors, I have never once nicked myself with the Dovo and I laugh out loud when I hear celebrities on TV say that their electric razor, "shaves as close as a blade!"
I am now fifty-six years old and this Dovo has lasted me half a lifetime and shows no sign of giving out on me, although most of the gold has worn off of the blade and there are a few dark spots on it.
I keep it in a case when I'm not using it, strop it once or twice a week and hone it about once every three or four months. I wish that I could say that I have held up as well over the years as my Dovo razor has!
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