Thread: Polish vintage SR - SFK Wapienica , the "Surgical" one

They are not always the most evenly ground razors but they do hold a nice edge. The scales are a little heavy and it makes them less than a pleasure to strop, but they are sturdy and that one looks to have cleaned up well.

Very interesting story about that razor and the history. It looks like it cleaned up well. Thanks for sharing and good luck with it.

I've got a couple or three of these lurking about somewhere, waiting for new scales. While I can shave with the original scales, it takes a bit of management. I really like how they shave and I need to get mine back into rotation.

Originally Posted by RezDog

They are not always the most evenly ground razors but they do hold a nice edge. The scales are a little heavy and it makes them less than a pleasure to strop, but they are sturdy and that one looks to have cleaned up well.

You are absolutely right about rare balance of this razor and its grind, I don't use it very often to shave my face. It is also a little bit tricky in honing process, but I still like it as a part of my small SR collection

I have a Wapi somewhere here that came without scales. Made new scales from a red plastic cutting board, honed it up and shaved with it. Works just fine iirc but the blade is on the small side to what I like to use.

Bob

Originally Posted by GatoLoco

You are absolutely right about rare balance of this razor and its grind, I don't use it very often to shave my face. It is also a little bit tricky in honing process, but I still like it as a part of my small SR collection

I have a couple too.