david.the.marvelous Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 I've been straight razor shaving for a while and just like watches, it's addicting. Anyway, I've been lusting after a specific straight razor and I finally pulled the trigger on it. This is a Dovo Bergischer Lowe. It's a carbon steel blade (made in Solingen Germany) with a Spanish style point and has a dark handle made of buffalo's horn and 24k gold plated trim. Gorgeous and a great shaver! I can't wait to get it! I'll post some pics when I get it, even though this isn't a shaving forum. I got the second visible one from the left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpz5142 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Holy cow, or in this case holy buffalo! Looks good, hope you like it. I'm not a straight blade guy, those multi blade disposable shavers work great for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSTEEL Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Cool. I am seriously considering going the straight razor route too seeing as my Mach blades prices are getting ridiculous now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aero_Dave Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Nice razor. I used to use and collect straight razors, many, many years ago. I don't even know what happened to most of them. I think I may still have a few stored away in the attic someplace. I think I even have a few nice old straps too. I miss using them, they do give a great shave, once you know how to use them. Dave... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.the.marvelous Posted May 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 AOR has some decent stuff for sure. I really like their sandalwood aftershave. Here's the the straight razor that I received today. It's almost a piece of jewelry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceejay Posted May 25, 2013 Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Lovely stuff! I am a straight razor enthusiast of several years now, I found Dovo razors can be a bit hit & miss. There high end razors like this Bergischer are usually good but some of their basic models suffer with QC issues. Same be said about Thiers Issard razors. The most consistent new razors I have found to be Revisors http://www.revisor-solingen.de/html/rasiermesser.html Enjoy your new razor, looks cracking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.the.marvelous Posted May 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 Thank you! I actually use to own a Revisors but I JUST sold it to a friend! When I would strop my old Revisor blade, I felt like it was was softer than Dovo blades and would therefore strop much faster than other blades that I've owned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegasvic Posted March 4, 2014 Report Share Posted March 4, 2014 Straight razor is old school, with the inherent dangers of serious nick damage, but that being said, it is impressive to use one of those in the morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helio Cuevas Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 How in the hell do you use those? I know my barber had to take a class to learn how to use one. No instruction needed on this? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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