Thread: wapienica razors

I couldn't tell you about the tools....I don't know much about their history. With the original scales Wapi's stand out like a sore thumb, but even with custom scales the blades themselves have a pretty unique look and shape to them.

They can be bought NOS (New Old Stock) off Ebay for about $21.00 including shipping. The company had gone out of business (thats my understanding) back in the 1970's and the inventory was stored and forgotten about until fairly recently. They have a reputation (despite the low cost) of being very good shavers. Many of the members here have one if not more. The quality is (usually) good although some junkers have been known to show up. Every now and then one with the SFK stamp will turn up as well.

IMHO you can't go wrong with a Wapi purchase - I have 4 myself and I know of another member who is making a 7-day set with them. A pretty well-recommended purchase.

^^^ I will second the "Great Shaver" comment. I just bought one and am loving it so far!

ok thanks guys for all the info. there are some for sale on ebay so i thought i would ask before i bought.thanks

never mind. they are already gone.all 15. must be a good choice

Send a PM to Mike_ratliff.....he bought a bunch and was honing them and selling them to members for an excellent price. He may have ordered more than he needed (he took orders first from interested members). Mike is a real stand-up guy. I've bought quite a few razors from him. He always makes sure they are nice and sharp before he sends them out, so no worries there!

Just chiming in that I used the Wapi as a cheap entry to shaving, it seems a good deal.

I like the simple metal scales, but it'd be nice to put new scales on it, as I've handled a couple other razors and liked the balance on the others better. I think some folks also drilled holes in their stock Wapi scales.

I grabbed one of Mike's Wapis, and they are great shavers. The cold surgical look they have is kind of neat, though the scales are a bit heavy. He had such a huge response, he is gonna start accepting orders from a website somewheres...I guess keep an eye on the B/S/T wapi thread for more info from him.

Originally Posted by p379

never mind. they are already gone.all 15. must be a good choice

Other folks sell the shave ready ones too.

I already mentioned that the Wapi is a great shaver and value. Here's how it looks in dark scales.

I know I've seen Wapis with a different stamp somewhere on the site here, but maybe that was before the crash.
I recently came across 2 of these, check out the one on the left...


Right now these are not for sale, I've only seen a couple of these out of probably 150+ Wapis that I've handled.

I was wondering if anyone knows anything about them... likes dislikes compared to other Wapis?

I'm planning on keeping 1 of them for myself, and if they are well thought of, adding the second to my drawing.