Thread: First straight - Thanks to Kenrup

It's here.

My first official straight, an original Wapienica from Ken at ruprazors.com.

I was taken aback. The photos do this thing no justice. The stainless steel scales have a nice rounded form, with a fantastic smoothness. I figured they'd be two flat planks of metal to house the blade.

Wrong. It's a thing of beauty, really. It doesn't have the panache of a vintage, but it's a sleek, sweet razor with a lot of character. The scales were lighter than expected, too. Yeah, there's a little more weight compared to some straights I've held, but not enough I felt I'd have trouble controlling it. It feels nice in the hand.

With the general opinion on the quality of the blade, the appearance is just icing on the cake... nice icing.

Thank you, Ken.