Thread: noobie saying hi ,and

well after what has been said here , i have just ordered this ,, i think this is the real deal ,,well i hope so anyway ..i wanted a new one ,, dint fancy an old timmer one ..
this chap seems to know about them and it said its shave ready ..let me know what you think ..click link below
http://www.theinvisibleedge.co.uk/page83.html

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Wapi's are good starter blades. You will be much more pleased with that razor. Also, as you'll notice, a LOT of this hobby is personal preference. Soaps, creams, boar hair or badger.

But I'll tell you what, vintage blades can be MUCH better shavers than new. As far as affordable NEW razors go, you can either buy Dovo, Theirs-Issard, or Wapis. There are others like Mastro Livi whose razors go all the way up to $900+.

The old manufacturers knew what they were doing, and made some fantastic blades.

so as my new Wapi is shave ready ,, do i just strop it before each time i shave from then on ,
if i only use it once or twice a week , i hope it wont need much in the way of honing .
not for a couple of years anyway .
what do yu think

Yeah, you'll need to strop it before every shave. I'd make sure the strop you receive in that kit is smooth before running your razor over it. Does the strop come with canvas or leather? I would do maybe 25 passes on the linen (if it has linen) and about 40-60 passes on the leather. Actually, there a really good Stropping thread that Alan (AFDavis) posted just a week or so ago. I'll go find it...

Here it is

In the meantime, your razor will need honed (or at least a touchup) more than once per year. If only once per week, and your stropping is good, you could probably go 4-5 months without a touch-up.

Experts...does this sound about right?

Chris