Thread: Wapi: Stamped vs. Not Stamped

BluePrinciple,

You should keep a few of the reject Wapis.

The one you sent to me for stropping and honing practice proved absolutely invaluable !

Without it I would have ****ed up even more edges !

Best regards

Russ

well I am trying to rescue some - especially those with cosmetic problems (just a few) or those with slightly uneven edges - nothing wrong per se but a buyer might think they were 'warped' when in fact it's just a very old grinding machine wheezing out heaven knows how many blades and it has had the odd 'hiccup' now and then. Then there are the ones that are truly bad - warpage, cracked blades, chipped etc etc - might save 'em for a few years, cast them in resin and sell them as paperweights.............

one of the wapienica ( maybe 10% on both sides) was covered with some crazy black stuff in the form of thin Spaghetti or the fluffy stuff they sell in Kids-R-Us.

Razor was wrapped in oiled/waxed paper and straight from original factory plastic box.
After saturating that "asphalt" for 15 minutes I was able to remove completely with scotch pad and dremel tool.
whatever it was, that chemical have eaten away some metal and created shallow pits.

Originally Posted by Utopian

Agreed!!!
Most of mine are stamped, so I'm just gonna wait till they break the $100 barrier next month.

probably not

but visually ( as far as the stamp is concerned)
plain SFK is more pleasant than SFM in a triangle

Interestingly enough , plastic boxes have both factory marking in the triangle.

Originally Posted by blueprinciple

Then there are the ones that are truly bad - warpage, cracked blades, chipped etc etc - might save 'em for a few years, cast them in resin and sell them as paperweights.............

How about putting them in soap?

My Wapi is unstamped, with the gold hint on the scales. It's up there with the best of my razors.