Awapi

Printable View

04-13-2008, 01:55 AM
RobertFontaine

Awapi

Honed this up and put it together for a member here who needs a razor with a sharp edge. I got to try out my 16k for the first time and it works exxxxxtreeemley!!! well.

I think the branded wapi's may be a harder steel than the unbranded ones that I've recieved previously. At least this one is.

The finish could be nicer. I tried to get CA to stick but after 20 or so attempts I gave up. Trying to get CA on top of an oil finish is self abuse.

The pin holes are a little off. I usually get this right but I'm a touch off centre with these.

I peened the spacer and used a machine screw on the blade so it's fairly maintainable. This is the first time I've tried shaping the spacer and I'm really quite happy with how it came out.

Nonetheless, it's the best I've done so far and is my gift to a member who needs a razor.

-Bob
:w

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_0137.jpg

http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_0134.jpg
04-13-2008, 02:12 AM
dcarmell

Very nice! I like the star-shaped pins.

Lucky guy who gets to start off with that! And darn nice of you, too.

Dan
04-13-2008, 02:43 AM
Aurora Borealis

I like the spacer. It gives it a western look like spurs on a cowboy boot.
04-13-2008, 02:46 AM
crichton

Great job Robert!! I managed to pick up one of those marked Wapi's a little while ago too but haven't had time to hone her up. Glad to hear that you were happy with that one.......keep up the nice work!
04-13-2008, 05:05 AM
gssixgun

Very nice looking work on the scales Robert, You brought out the beautiful figure in the Cocobola really well...
04-14-2008, 02:35 PM
megabit

Sweet job. I have one of the unstamped ones now and two of the stamped ones on the way from Poland. Hope I can get at least one of those to look as nice as this one.

Mike
04-14-2008, 02:39 PM
Kyle76

Quote:

Originally Posted by RobertFontaine

I think the branded wapi's may be a harder steel than the unbranded ones that I've recieved previously. At least this one is.http://i174.photobucket.com/albums/w...e/IMG_0134.jpg

This issue was discussed awhile back among those who had worked on many Wapis. I think the consensus was that there are inconsistencies among the stamped and unstamped blades -- no guarantee a stamped one is necessarily going to be any better.
04-15-2008, 12:57 AM
Sancho

Came out looking very nice Robert. You should feel good about what you did.
04-16-2008, 07:10 AM
Kevin8888

I love the shapton 16k stone in the back... now all u need to do is hook urself up with the 30k for another $300 haha then u will never need pastes agen.