Today saw the biggest single leap forward in my 10 months of straight shaving. After thinking that I had plateaued with the straight and having acquired some beautiful pieces along the way including a Livi and a high end TI I had resigned myself to a rough first pass and some minor irritation every time.......step forward Mr Steve Dempster of The Invisible Edge. Over the last year Steve has honed and re-honed all my razors to his satisfaction and if I have to be honest I was beginning to wonder if he really was a top notch honer. He has been suggesting a certain razor for many months but I ignored him and bought more expensive razors from Europe and ended up sending them to Steve after dissapointing results.On Thursday evening after yet another recommendation from Steve and some suggestions here I ordered a Wapi (new old stock) honed by Steve. This morning it arrived, I unwrapped it and stared at the cold lifeless and crude looking implement in my hand, as I did I tried to think of anything really good to come from Poland, after a while I had come to the conclusion that the only good thing was Vodka, was that to dull the effects of a Wapi shave? Somewhat dispondently I trudged upstairs and showered. Having shaved last night I didn't really want to shave again as I find 12 hour stubble the worst to shave, but I thought what the heck and whipped up some CF lime and prepared to go. Well, I know people here rave about them but I really am astonished. I just couldn't feel a thing, it just slid around my face. After 2 passes I had the smoothest most comfortable shave I have ever had, the Wapi blade just suits my face, end of story. I have said all along that I have a very coarse beard and have grown a little frustrated at all the advice on getting the blade sharpened better, let me tell you now that hollow grounds are just not for me, they are just too fine and skip and tug, the Wapi knocks them all int a ****ed hat......if only they had some prettier scales.