Wapi in Glass...YES...Glass

I don't think this has ever been done before so, I thought most of you would get a kick out of it. Greg came up with this crazy idea to do scales in glass. I said it couldn't be done but he said he had someone make them and strengthen them. So I said I would give it a go to pin them up.

When I got them, I still thought they would break, but I still wanted to try. They do not flex AT ALL, so I thought of a little way to make sure they flexed. The wedge is in silicone rubber and there are more washers at the pivot end than normal scales to make sure the shank cleared the scales. Anyways, IT WORKED!!!

I hope they don't break in shipment.

(NOTE: I did not make the scales themselves and the wapi is as is, the way I got it, I just pinned it up and thought of the way to make them flex)

Here are the pics of the Crystal Wapi (The world's first razor you can clean with Windex):

http://www.chozick.com/images/crystal-wapi-1.jpg

http://www.chozick.com/images/crystal-wapi-2.jpg

http://www.chozick.com/images/crystal-wapi-3.jpg

http://www.chozick.com/images/crystal-wapi-4.jpg

http://www.chozick.com/images/crystal-wapi-5.jpg

Bravo! :beer2:

that is awesome

-dan-

Very cool idea. Thanks for sharing.

Chris L

fantastic execution. I suppose the next step is to try it with a good razor :)

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Originally Posted by Muirtach

fantastic execution. I suppose the next step is to try it with a good razor :)

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If you've shaved with a Wapi and don't like it, send it my way. I am sure we can make out a fair trade. My honed like a champ and the 1/4 grind is great.

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Originally Posted by Basset

If you've shaved with a Wapi and don't like it, send it my way. I am sure we can make out a fair trade. My honed like a champ and the 1/4 grind is great.

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Indeed, I can't think of a single bad thing to say about mine.

The scales look great, that is a very innovative design. The pinning also looks top notch.

Charlie

Resisting RAD!!!! Trying hard.......

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If you've shaved with a Wapi and don't like it, send it my way. I am sure we can make out a fair trade. My honed like a champ and the 1/4 grind is great.

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Dang, you caught me. I have yet to try a Wapi and I do like the lines of them. Adding it to the list which increases faster than I can try razors.

I suppose the next step is to do some etching on the glass. Either acid or blasted could be really cool.

Dang, that would be bad a$$ to have an etched set of glass scales.

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Originally Posted by Muirtach

Dang, you caught me. I have yet to try a Wapi and I do like the lines of them. Adding it to the list which increases faster than I can try razors.

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Well, they seem to hold their value pretty well. I held off trying one for a while, but I am glad I tried it.

Nice job Russell. If it's for the Greg I think it is, he is always thinking up the craziest stuff. Next thing you know he will want a Brush handle made of glass or Swarovski crystal to match this razor.

very very nice how hard was it to pin?

Thanks all, it was hard to pin, took forever because I didn't want to break it. I even took pics of it first before I tightened it and sent them to Greg and said 'Here it is before it breaks.' HAHA!!

Classy!
Love the pins, too. :)

Beautiful scales, Your a brave man i would be nervous as hell. i already have the constant knowledge if i drop her open i very likely could ruin her, now you've got to worry about dropping her anytime. Bawlsy material, i like it. very nice idea on the wedge as well. Congrats on a beautiful razor

Nice thread and great pics, Aquanin!

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Originally Posted by superbleu

Next thing you know he will want a Brush handle made of glass or Swarovski crystal to match this razor.

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You know I considered it, Bong. :D

Russell kicks butt. Excellent work with the silicone! What a great solution to the "flex" problem! Not just the first set of glass scales ever, but the first flexible wedge ever too! How innovative!

And for crying out loud, they're not going to break. Sheesh! They're not just glass, they're HercuGlass!

Anything is possible with imagination and the right skilled hands. Thanks for making this thing come together, Russell!!!

Anybody else wanna tell me something can't be done? :mace:

Try it on a good razor? Wapis are awesome, especially once rescaled. Ive got 2 and I reckon theyll outshave any Dovo.

Nice work, I didnt think this could be feasibly done when I read a post about such an idea about 6 months ago.

What is the balance like? Better or worse than original Wapienca scales?

Absolutely beautiful, great work!

I like that, I like that a lot. Excellent stuff.

I want a razor with glass scales!

Very cool! I do wonder if you had many to do, what percentage would pin successfully! Great skill demonstrated there.
The wedge was a great idea too. Nice way of overcoming the problem.

Now that is impressive, when I first saw an earlier thread about glass scales I thought it would be nearly impossible to do, and here I am looking at pictures of the nearly impossible.

What kind of nerves do you have to have to spend a bunch of time making glass scales, to eventually end end up with the scales in one and and a hammer in another telling yourself "you can do this"?

I thought my Tactical Wapi was the "bees knees"...but, DAMN!!!

I tip my hat!!! :)

Very slick!

nate

Feeling the RAD, coming on. Fighting hard. Can't justify another razor but that looks sooooooooo sweet!

James

Have to admit fantastic looking razor, have to fight rad, as I just ordered my second proper straight and can't justify another until at least the new year.

very nice idea and great unfortunately there is 0 margin for errors. You drop it and everything is gone