Dovo Bismarck Full Hollow Ground Straight Razor 6/8" Round Point Gold Accented Pearl Acrylic Handle Carbon Steel stand Coupled with a bone scale

Coupled with a bone scale

and you can see exactly where the blade is positioned as you shave

But it's not so light that it feels like a pansy

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Channel Design-The lather channels in the baseplate have been reshaped and the center webs of the lather slots have removed

Dovo Bismarck Full Hollow Ground Straight Razor 6/8" Round Point Gold Accented Pearl Acrylic Handle Carbon Steel stand Coupled with a bone scaleCelebrated as the highest quality Solingen straight razor design of the 20th century, the Dovo Bismarck Straight Razor is Dovos 6 8 inch straight razor No. 2, exhibiting incomparable elegance. It has carbon steel 1. 2210, a 24k gold plated round point blade, and a pearl imitation scale made of acrylic glass. The Bismarck delivers the closest, cleanest, and most comfortable shave with its concave, roofed spine and full hollow ground. Also available