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So, first impressions of the Dovo Barbarossa, especially for @[email protected] : It’s small; it’s even smaller in your hand than it looks. The first impression was really like wearing clownshoes when riding your son’s bike: It initially feels that it’s not made for someone of your size. Already honing it was kind of strange. And visibility with the razor is not ideal: the blade starts very close to the scales (if you know what I mean), and the hand really gets in the way of seeing the part of the face that you’re trying to shave. So it’s not the “AC-shavette ergonomics, but actually a straight razor” feel I had been hoping for. See also the image below: the Barbarossa sandwiched between the Tedalus Essence (which is the razor whose hand-feel ergonomics I like most) and the Koraat 14.2:
I can’t comment on the Inox vs. carbon steel aspect - this is my first Inox razor. I didn’t have any special impression, in any case.
Now, that being said, with all the awkwardness involved, I still got a nice shave out of it, and I’m looking forward to using it more regularly. Maybe if the cutting edge were 5-10mm longer, and a little bit farther out, it would be the perfect fit for me, but it’s good enough.
Have a nice Sunday! I’m going back to watching Starcraft II in Katowice.
That Dovo razor would be too short for me. If you can find a J.A. Henckels Friodur 472 (or 472½), that’s worth a try as a stainless steel razor. I think the Friodur razors are excellent.
This is interesting! From the pictures, it looks like the Barbarossa is a shortened version of the 41 blade blank, and I like the full 41 a lot.
I wonder whether the geometry will still feel odd after a few shaves. Does the shortened blade allow for east - west passes under the jaw line and the neck like with a DE, or is that still tricky?
I can’t comment on the Inox vs. carbon steel aspect - this is my first Inox razor.
I’ve been trying to discern a difference for one and a half years now, and I’m still looking.
I wonder whether the geometry will still feel odd after a few shaves. Does the shortened blade allow for east - west passes under the jaw line and the neck like with a DE, or is that still tricky?
I haven’t tried that, but even with a DE, I don’t do east -west passes there (my hair grows not very north -south in this region). I would assume that you if you can do it with a DE, it should be possible with the Barbarossa (it has roughly the same length as a DE blade).
Sunday, February 11, 2024: With Clownshoes on your 5-year old Son’s Bicycle
So, first impressions of the Dovo Barbarossa, especially for @[email protected] : It’s small; it’s even smaller in your hand than it looks. The first impression was really like wearing clownshoes when riding your son’s bike: It initially feels that it’s not made for someone of your size. Already honing it was kind of strange. And visibility with the razor is not ideal: the blade starts very close to the scales (if you know what I mean), and the hand really gets in the way of seeing the part of the face that you’re trying to shave. So it’s not the “AC-shavette ergonomics, but actually a straight razor” feel I had been hoping for. See also the image below: the Barbarossa sandwiched between the Tedalus Essence (which is the razor whose hand-feel ergonomics I like most) and the Koraat 14.2:
I can’t comment on the Inox vs. carbon steel aspect - this is my first Inox razor. I didn’t have any special impression, in any case.
Now, that being said, with all the awkwardness involved, I still got a nice shave out of it, and I’m looking forward to using it more regularly. Maybe if the cutting edge were 5-10mm longer, and a little bit farther out, it would be the perfect fit for me, but it’s good enough.
Have a nice Sunday! I’m going back to watching Starcraft II in Katowice.
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That Dovo razor would be too short for me. If you can find a J.A. Henckels Friodur 472 (or 472½), that’s worth a try as a stainless steel razor. I think the Friodur razors are excellent.
I don’t mind that the edge is short - I just wish the shank was a bit longer. But I guess that’s something I can get used to.
This is interesting! From the pictures, it looks like the Barbarossa is a shortened version of the 41 blade blank, and I like the full 41 a lot.
I wonder whether the geometry will still feel odd after a few shaves. Does the shortened blade allow for east - west passes under the jaw line and the neck like with a DE, or is that still tricky?
I’ve been trying to discern a difference for one and a half years now, and I’m still looking.
You too!
I haven’t tried that, but even with a DE, I don’t do east -west passes there (my hair grows not very north -south in this region). I would assume that you if you can do it with a DE, it should be possible with the Barbarossa (it has roughly the same length as a DE blade).
Edit: I guess you’re right wrt the shortened 41.