Thread: First Decent Shave :)

Woo hoo!!!

After my fifth try at putting an edge on my wapi I've finally got a shavable razor. Plenty of room for improvement yet but I actually managed to shave this morning without a duelling scar.


I will definitely be back at the hone again to continue evening out my bevel but I've finally got a smooth enough and consistent enough edge to have a decent shave in the morning.

Thanks for the help along the way,
Bob

Congrats Bob! Shaving with a straight razor
that you have honed sure is a great feeling.
It will only get better from here.

- Scott

Congrats! It's a game of hit and miss at first but that's all a part of it. As Scott said, it only gets better!

Way to go! Your very wise in using a Wapi. They are just great a razor to learn on and they give such good feed back.

Originally Posted by Kenrup

Way to go! Your very wise in using a Wapi. They are just great a razor to learn on and they give such good feed back.

I am a rank enquirer, not even a newby yet. You may remember me from my "Hate Shaving" thread that the gremlins ate.

You say a "Wapi" is a good one to start using as a first razor?

I'm not sure that a wapi is good place to start frankly. A shave ready razor from someone who knows what that means would have been a lot smarter.

I'm enjoying the challenge but truthfully I would have been a lot further ahead buying a decent sharp razor, a pasted strop and worried about everything else later.

I'm happy I've taken the scenic route but I don't think I'd recommend it to those short on cash or patience.


A little perspective:

norton 4k/8k, dmt 1200, lee valley hone holder,
.5 micron paste, 3m .5 micron sheets.

I've spent a good 200$ getting my 17$ wapi sharp.

For 217$ I could have bought one of travellers art pieces and saved my hacked up fingers for other things.


- Bob

Originally Posted by RobertFontaine

I'm not sure that a wapi is good place to start frankly. A shave ready razor from someone who knows what that means would have been a lot smarter.

I'm enjoying the challenge but truthfully I would have been a lot further ahead buying a decent sharp razor, a pasted strop and worried about everything else later.

I'm happy I've taken the scenic route but I don't think I'd recommend it to those short on cash or patience.


A little perspective:

norton 4k/8k, dmt 1200, lee valley hone holder,
.5 micron paste, 3m .5 micron sheets.

I've spent a good 200$ getting my 17$ wapi sharp.

For 217$ I could have bought one of travellers art pieces and saved my hacked up fingers for other things.


- Bob

Sorry if this is rude, but did you need the paste and .5 micron sheets to get the wapi shave ready?

I can see the use for a dmt 1200 to fix up the bevel on it, but that could be done on the Norton, it just takes a while

Do you find any difference in the way the paste and the sheets work?


- Best regards
Bjørn Erik

Originally Posted by presbyreformed

I am a rank enquirer, not even a newby yet. You may remember me from my "Hate Shaving" thread that the gremlins ate.

You say a "Wapi" is a good one to start using as a first razor?

For your first razor be sure to purchase a "honed and shave tested" razor. Vintage razors can be found in the Buy/Sell/Trade forum on this site. You could also purchase a new razor and have it honed and shave tested by one of us.
There are some other sources like Tony Miller, Classicshaving, etc that offer a honing service option.

Did I say "shave tested"?

The 0.5 micron paste is a luxury but a very nice one to use and it costs very little.


Just my two cents,

Originally Posted by randydance062449

The 0.5 micron paste is a luxury but a very nice one to use and it costs very little.


Just my two cents,

I'll take your two cents any day

I better pick up some of that paste then, any differences in brands/types, and where do you get them online, classic shaving?