Thread: My first honing experience - Wapi

I shaved with my Wapi yesterday and I looked like a teenager shaving his face for the first time. Man, the Wapi is S-H-A-R-P. Scary sharp. I never got so many nicks and cuts in my life! I think this may be due to the heavy scales that unbalance my hand when shaving, I don't know. So, in conclusion, my Wapi shave was close, too close... Definitely very different than my Dovo Best Quality that shaves OK and it's much more forgiving...

Hi Leon

I purchased a Wapi from ebay (from open_razor) and decided to keep it stock until I got a Norton 4000/8000 and started to learn honing. It came in pretty sharp but not honed. My father then took it and replaced the steel scales with some he made from mahogany and to be honest he has done a great job and so I am tempted to get it pro- honed as it looks and feels fantastic. I can’t wait to shave with it as it feels just right to me and I am interested to see if it fares as good or better as my Dovo.

The price of the Norton or similar stones means I will have to wait until Christmas until I can get hold of one (Rats!!)

Now I need to find someone from the UK that can, and is willing, to sell me a hone up for it!!

Ray

Mondy... get in touch with Iwan (Steelforge) for honing in UK.
Cheers
M.

Heads up for that!!

Thanks Mark

Sorry for the Off Topic Leon!

Ray

Originally Posted by Mondy

Sorry for the Off Topic Leon!

Ray

No prob.

I'm about to take off the stock scales and put some pakkawood scales - it will be my first scales replacement. For what I've read, it's not very difficult. I'll let you know then.

Good work fellas!

When you say it's so sharp 'you have never had so many nicks and cuts' are you sure it's sharp enough? I get nicked and cut when the razor's just about lost its keen-ness and I am overcompensating by adding too much pressure? Or maybe you have gone to far and over honed? Just my two pen'orth...

For anyone reading this and thinking Wapis are the simplest things to hone and you are struggling with yours fear not...one of mine was a pig to hone at first but a pointer or two from Randy regarding techniques got it right on the money.

It has a slight (and I mean slight) warp but it's sharp as hell now.

Simon

Originally Posted by Bradford Si

When you say it's so sharp 'you have never had so many nicks and cuts' are you sure it's sharp enough? I get nicked and cut when the razor's just about lost its keen-ness and I am overcompensating by adding too much pressure? Or maybe you have gone to far and over honed? Just my two pen'orth...

Well, I apply less pressure than with my Dovo and it cuts my skin very easily if I'm not very careful. It seems like I'm holding a surgery knife! But again, with the additional weight of the stock scales, I may have to apply very little pressure...

Originally Posted by Bradford Si

Good work fellas!

For anyone reading this and thinking Wapis are the simplest things to hone and you are struggling with yours fear not...one of mine was a pig to hone at first but a pointer or two from Randy regarding techniques got it right on the money.

Simon - can you share those tips with us here?