Thread: Did you ever meet a razor you did not like?

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I'm not a fan of the Wapi.

Chris L

My Dovo Best is giving me fits. Might be me though.

Originally Posted by Chris L

Old threads never die, they just age like fine wine.

I'm not a fan of the Wapi.

Chris L

I don't like the weight of the scales.
But I've honed a couple, and they take an excellent edge, very easily.
I still have a couple stashed away from the time they sold on ebay for 9$, shipped

See, now I had a double arrow and I loved the thing. :P

It required more frequent honing than other razors I've owned, but it took one hell of an edge.

I've learned that I hate almost anything made of Solingen steel. I can get them sharp as a bastard, but for me I always seem to have to dry them off and restrop halfway through my shave. I don't know if it's my stropping technique they don't like or if the steel is softer than Sheffield and it just requires the straightening, but yeah, they don't like me.

Now the irony is that my favorite razor of all time, my McPherson Bros. Frass Razor should have been junk. It was made of Sheffield steel well after Sheffield steel making had gone to the dogs. Yet I have NEVER found a razor that would shave like that thing.

Pity I gave it to my friend to cheer him up when he lost his job.

My first razor was a Wapi - I find that the weight of the scales makes it virtually unusable for me. I'm sure that the blade is great though

I would say that the new Fromm's and Timor's are not on the top of my list although the older ones on both are fine shavers.

Lynn