Hi all,


I’m new to the forum, and straight razor shaving in general. About a month ago I bought a disposable blade straight razor and have decided to finally cave and buy a real blade. This site has been an invaluable resource for doing research and giving me a sense of orientation, so figured I’d float a question now that I’m ready to buy.


The two razor’s I have my eye on are the Dovo Special (5/8, tortuous scales) and a Wapienica. I’m finding them for roughly the same price point, and while the Wapi that I’m looking at has a really nice scale(s?), that’s less important to me right now than the blade. I’m hoping that someone could offer an opinion regarding, between the two, what would be a better razor to start with?


Thanks!