Thread: Finally bought an SFK

I've been going back and forth on buying one of these for years and finally pulled the trigger on it. Much shinier than I expected and easily took a scary sharp and hopefully comfortable edge. The balance of it isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be, but I can see why people replace the scales with something lighter. I'll probably wait to shave with it on Sunday as I got a bit of sun today and don't want to aggravate my skin too badly.

I have a couple of them and they seem to be pretty good shavers. I am not a fan of the scales because it puts them off ba.ance and that messes with my stropping mojo, otherwise they are awesome.

Originally Posted by RezDog

I have a couple of them and they seem to be pretty good shavers. I am not a fan of the scales because it puts them off ba.ance and that messes with my stropping mojo, otherwise they are awesome.

The stropping was a bit awkward, but not nearly as bad as some of my early rescale jobs.

Are they a thinner grind than the Wapis?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Are they a thinner grind than the Wapis?

It's a pretty beefy full wedge.

I have both and they are exactly the same and somewhere between a half and a quarter hollow. I imagine there were several renditions of both.

Originally Posted by Theseus

I've been going back and forth on buying one of these for years and finally pulled the trigger on it. Much shinier than I expected and easily took a scary sharp and hopefully comfortable edge. The balance of it isn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be, but I can see why people replace the scales with something lighter. I'll probably wait to shave with it on Sunday as I got a bit of sun today and don't want to aggravate my skin too badly.

Are these being made again? I recall the Wapi's being NOS then gone. Where did you track this down?
I've got a couple too, quite like them apart from the weight of the scales. They hone up nice and quickly, and I find them very smooth. I keep thinking I'll re-scale them but there's never enough time in the day. I should find someone to do it for me.

Originally Posted by BrianP

Are these being made again? I recall the Wapi's being NOS then gone. Where did you track this down?
I've got a couple too, quite like them apart from the weight of the scales. They hone up nice and quickly, and I find them very smooth. I keep thinking I'll re-scale them but there's never enough time in the day. I should find someone to do it for me.

I found it nos on ebay from Hungary. I think the seller had multiple of them.

Originally Posted by Theseus

I found it nos on ebay from Hungary. I think the seller had multiple of them.

Cool, thanks for that.
Congrats again on the purchase.