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7 mentions from real owners

• #1Dec 1, 2025

  Straight razor for personal grooming

  Thank you. I was able to purchase the Dovo Bismarck through the New England Shaving Company. This will be a great Christmas gift!

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• #2Dec 1, 2025

  Straight razor for personal grooming

  Most of the cheap straight razors you see are soft steel toys that look nice on a shelf and fold up the moment they touch hair. What matters is the steel and the heat treatment. A real razor uses high carbon steel hardened somewhere around 61 to 63 HRC so it actually holds an edge instead of rolling after a few shaves. You also want a clean, even grind. Full hollow or quarter hollow is fine, but if the grind waves around, you'll fight it forever on the stones. The hardware matters too. Solid pins and a pivot that isn't sloppy. A loose pivot ruins your angle and usually sends the razor flying to the floor, which is how most razors die. If you want actual examples that don't suck, the Dovo Bismarck and the Ralf Aust 5/8 have been consistent for years and use heat treatment that isn't a mystery. Skip the shavettes. They look like straight razors but the disposable blade setup has enough slop to make the shave worse, and the tiny thin blades chip way faster than a real chunk of carbon steel.

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• #3Dec 1, 2025

  Straight razor for personal grooming

  Check out Dovo or Feather - both solid brands that'll last forever if you take care of them. Just know there's a learning curve and you'll need a strop too

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• #4Aug 1, 2025

  any razor recommendations?

  I have straight razors from Solingen and DOVO. They will last forever if you take care of them. Clean them, oil them, use a leather strip regularly. It takes a little getting used to but it will be the best shave of your life. My first one cost about $150. I also have one that cost about $300. Now a days they’re sharpened with lasers so out of the box they’re incredibly sharp. Edit. DOVO now owns Solingen.

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• #5Jun 2, 2025

  What are your favorite niche BIFL items that are currently available?

  Dovo Bismarck straight razor, made in Germany

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• #6Apr 7, 2025

  [Request] Fingernail scissors

  >When I was a kid with kid fingernails. grown up ones are different. >have to use a file afterwards common. lot of pocket knives have one. why emery boards come in bulk packs. pretty standard in a grooming kit.. it's why they make "high end" ones ($7) out of metal and sapphire dust. Dovo - Nail File, 3 inch, Sapphire, German Solingen [https://dovoonline.com/dovo-nail-file-3-inch-sapphire-german-solingen/](https://dovoonline.com/dovo-nail-file-3-inch-sapphire-german-solingen/)

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• #7Feb 8, 2025

  Straight razor recommendations?

  I use a Dovo Shavette with feather de blades for the last 15 years and I'm pretty sure it will last the rest of my life. Probably not the best out there, but I didn't find a better option yet.

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