A Dovo Meets Its Demise

The Z

The Z

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Such a sad way for it to go. It was stored in the bathroom and I'm almost certain my roommate used it to cut something she shouldn't have. She probably has no idea how expensive they are or how much such a fine tool means to me.

Went to clean up blade and hone it today after not using it for a few months and find this. I've had it for about 10 years, and would have had it for the rest of my life.

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Oh man you must have one tough beard:eek:

No, really I am sorry to hear about your misfortune and hope that she owns up t oit and replaces it, or some of the cost at least. If not I hope you find a steal of a deal on a new one
 
wow. what a shame... :(

a Dovo was the first straight razor i ever bought, new, around 1996 from Chesapeake Knife and Tool in Quincy Market/Fanueil Hall in Boston. I left it in my bedroom at my parents' house through college and at some point while my mother redecorated the room it was lost. it cost around $100 which was a lot of money for a 19 year old.

I hope that you find out what happened to it and can replace it.
 
Thanks man, and I will certainly find a nice replacement sometime in the future!
 
Pete1977 said:
wow. what a shame... :(

a Dovo was the first straight razor i ever bought, new, around 1996 from Chesapeake Knife and Tool in Quincy Market/Fanueil Hall in Boston. I left it in my bedroom at my parents' house through college and at some point while my mother redecorated the room it was lost. it cost around $100 which was a lot of money for a 19 year old.

I hope that you find out what happened to it and can replace it.
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I received this one as a Christmas present when I was in high school, it was the bare bones plastic/carbon steel model but still had sentimental value as I have had it for so long. But what can you do! I'll try to replace it with something special. :D
 
that might be repairable but its hard to tell in that picture. can you take a full shot of the blade and post it?
 
Definitely post a full pic, dovos are ground thin enough you might be able to make a decent 4/8 out of it; or you could chop her down to a coochie shaver...
 
^Haha!

Here is the full blade:

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The chip is still within the "paper thin" portion of the grind before it starts to visibly thicken, what do you think? Would a mill file and re-honing be a good way to go about it?
 
A file would DESTROY that razor. I'd use coarse diamond stones if you have them. I hear folks have good success with DMT bench stones. Stropping on sandpaper on a glass plate might work well, too, providing you get good paper with uniform grit distribution.
 
Thanks for the warning! I have a fairly coarse oil stone, I will use that although it will probably take a while.
 
i sent the link to your thread to a friend who does a lot of razor restoration and he said that its too far back. if you had a belt sander with a soft contact wheel you might be able to sand the bad spot out and then thin the blade back.

i have repaired a few that were chipped but not quite that bad.
 
Thanks for your help, I really appreciate it. I don't have that sort of equipment but I will hold onto it in case I get access someday.

I did ebay a quasi-replacement, a Wade and Butcher "Bow" razor that looks to be in pretty good shape and shouldn't require too much work. I find it amazing that something well over 100 years old can still "work" today. I doubt we (or our children, as it were) will be able to say that about many things made now. Knives being the obvious exception. :D
 
Horrendous!

What on earth can your room-mate have been trying to cut with it.............??She must be tough.
 
I haven't asked her yet (knowing her she will just deny it), but I am guessing she was maybe looking at it and dropped it. I can't think of anything else you could possibly cut in a bathroom would cause that bad a chip.
 
Maybe you could just grind the edge completely away up to that spot and resharpen it from there? The spine would wear at a different angle than it had previously, though, so I think you'd end up with a more aggressive razor.
 
Well I believe it is a 5/8" model, and the chip is about 3/32". Using some very rough math, the edge angle right now should be around 15 degrees, and after taking it back would be closer to 20 (the numbers might not be exact but you get the drift). So it will probably make a noticeable difference. The only way to solve that would be as Richard said - thin out the back of the grind/spine.
 
Have you posted for info at the badger & blade forum website? There's a ton of guys over there who are very knowledgeable about straight razors, restoration and repair.

Good luck!
 
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