Ninth Day of TabOKtoberfest

• Brush: Dogwood Handcrafts Tabak Oridjinal
• Razor: Dovo 41 Inox
• Lather: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
• Post Shave: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original
• Fragrance: Mäurer & Wirtz – Tabac Original

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I had bought this Dovo after the 2022 Lather Games to finish the next hardware scavenger hunt in optimal time (Getting both the #STAINLESS and #OLDTIMER tag at once was part of my most unusual yet fastest path) but I later became part of the committee that changed the rules and made the razor obsolete 🤦‍♂️. Then I sorta forgot about it, but now that i found it again I was hoping it would make for a good travel straight: inexpensive (no drama if lost), replaceable (as in obtainium), stainless (can be packed damp in a pinch).

I honed it two days ago, guided by the newly adopted polystyrene quality assurance procedure PQuAP (video of the PQuAP applied to a different razor), and the bead does not lie: this razor took a great, smooth edge. The stainless steel scales are quite heavy compared to the 5/8" blade, giving the blade an unusual balance, not unlike the Weck Sextoblade Med Prep with the chromed scales.

I’ve found myself an nice little travel razor, it seems 😊.

On a side note, many straight shavers whose opinion I value and who have more experience than I consider modern Dovo razors as low quality razors. Either I got lucky with my two Dovos (this one and my Bismarck), or I don’t have the experience yet to really distinguish good quality from whatever this is.

Smooth, very close shave, Stank++;