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The charges below cover the work detailed and also return postage and packing. To UK destinations this will be via Royal Mail First Class Recorded Delivery, and for EU countries via standard airmail. These methods provide compensation for loss or damage up to £36.00 - if your razor is of greater value please use TABLE 2.

 

How to order your service: -

 

1. Choose the service you require from the tables below. Please read carefully before ordering - if you are in any doubt email us beforehand for clarification.

 

2. When you know the service your require, click the appropriate blue ‘buy now’ button in the table. This will take you to the secure PayPal payments page. Just follow the prompts to pay.

 

3. IMPORTANT: When payment is made please ensure you click the ‘return to merchant’ link on the PayPal payments page - it’s on the left about half-way down underneath your return address - this will take you to a page on this site containing details of where to send your razor. If by any chance you miss this - don’t panic! Just email us and we’ll send the address to you.

 

4. Wrap your razor well and send it to us. If it is valued at more than £36 we do advise using a postal service that includes insurance.  Don’t forget your return address and email details! We will return it well packed and insured if appropriate - see tables for details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PLEASE NOTE -

 

If blades are in very poor condition we do reserve the right to apply further costs but that would of course  depend upon your consent.  Stainless blades are higher cost due to being far harder than the more common carbon steel blades used in the vast majority of vintage razors, and do take about 50% longer to hone  than carbon steel. If you are in doubt as to what your blade is made of , send us a photo (preferably of any lettering etc on blade or tang) via email and we will do our best to identify it for you. Please be aware that razors originating in Pakistan and China, or any very cheap razors from any source are unlikely to take - or retain  - a decent shaving edge!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Razor Sharpening UK  - scale of charges

Please note: we hone, clean  and polish razors. We can also replace loose or broken pivot or base pins but we do not offer a total refurbishment to ‘original condition’ service, as costs are prohibitive. We can, however, clean and polish the blade of your razor though any pitting or badly corroded areas can only be de-rusted and polished, not ground out. If you have any questions about your razor and its suitability for restoring to a usable condition please email us prior to sending. Please feel free to attach images (preferably in .jpg format and below 200kB in size).

 

Please also note that this service is only offered to the UK and EU countries due to Customs restrictions.

 

Payment terms: We accept payment only via Paypal. This is a secure and quick payment method and has the advantage for you, the customer, in that it is free to use, no account is needed (pay by any recognised debit/credit card) and we do not either see or store your card data. Again, please do email us if you have any queries.

 

 

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The table below should be used for all razors with a value greater than £36.00. Return postage will be via Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Working Day service (compensation level £500.00) or Royal Mail International Signed For service (compensation level £100.00). If a greater level of  insurance is required, please contact us prior to sending, thanks. We strongly recommend that you use a similar service when sending your razor to us.

All the above prices are in £ Sterling (GBP) - to see prices in your country’s currency please the XE.com converter.

What our customers say -

 

“Many thanks...Dovo Special arrived this morning! Great service (unbelievably sharp edge) and I will be back in the future”.

Jeremy B, Burton-upon-Trent

“I received my Razor yesterday and I can say I am nothing but in awe of it & the finish is superb. I look forward to purchasing my next razor from you when I'm a little more competent. Thanks again .”

Matthew D., Leeds

“I just got the two Dovos in the mail. I've only used one of them, but it was a fantastic shave. I'll be sure to come to you in the future.”

Barry L, Ireland

Many thanks for the quick turnaround - looks great!’

Matt, Redditch Worcs.

‘I got the razor back a few days ago, and have shaved with it three times now. I'd just like to thank you for doing a great job - the razor is as sharp as it could be, and definitely makes a difference to shaving.’

Martin M., Warrington, Cheshire.

“Thanks for doing a grand job on the razor, it shaves like a dream.”

Lyndon T., Newcastle, Tyne & Wear.

“Razor received and is great! I can't believe the difference your honing made to the quality of shave - it was a real pleasure using it.”

Marcus C, Sidcup, Kent

“Just to say that I recieved the razor yesterday. 10/10 - very quick turn around and it was like new. I am impressed.  A sterling job well done.”

Nathan J.., Macclesfield

“Just a quick email to say thank you very much for the razor’s you returned to me all nice and reconditioned.

I just had a great shave with the Kobar and all I can say is WOW, what a difference a hone makes! You are a star and a craftsman indeed and for that I thank you and the great service you provide, it made me realise just how much the razors needed a good hone in the first place, now my shaves are even more close than before.

I’ll be spreading the word about your service and adding an article on the two blogs I run both here and in the USA.”

Tristan S.,  Surrey

 

 

 

Repinning service

A common problem with old straight razors is one of very loose or broken pins - particularly at the blade pivot. If you have a razor with this problem, we can now rectify it. Please note that, at this moment, we do not have replacement scales in stock so can only re-attach the originals, but plan to offer a replacement scale service soon.

 

Please use the tables below for ordering your service. Table 1 is for use when you want to order a re-pin for your razor at the same time as having honing or polishing work done - it cuts out the postage charges, which of course are included in the honing or cleaning fee.

 

Table 2 is for use if you only want re-pinning work done - not honing or cleaning. The fee then includes return postage on a similar basis to the honing and cleaning tables above.

 

Any questions? Just drop us a line. Thanks!

NB - don’t forget to click the ‘return to merchant’ link after making your payment, thanks!