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    Default Wapi in Glass...YES...Glass

    I posted this on SRP, but I know some of you don't visit there. So, here you go.

    I don't think this has ever been done before so, I thought most of you would get a kick out of it. Greg came up with this crazy idea to do scales in glass. I said it couldn't be done but he said he had someone make them and strengthen them. So I said I would give it a go to pin them up.

    When I got them, I still thought they would break, but I still wanted to try. They do not flex AT ALL, so I thought of a little way to make sure they flexed. The wedge is in silicone rubber and there are more washers at the pivot end than normal scales to make sure the shank cleared the scales. Anyways, IT WORKED!!!

    I hope they don't break in shipment.

    (NOTE: I did not make the scales themselves and the wapi is as is, the way I got it, I just pinned it up and thought of the way to make them flex)

    Here are the pics of the Crystal Wapi (The world's first razor you can clean with Windex):










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    Aces. That thing looks incredible. Great idea, excellent execution.

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    Dude, that thing is looking good.

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    Man, that's a great idea. I love how you overcame the lack of flex

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    How much o_o!!!!!

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    OK, that is cool!

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    I'd want to make sure my hands were nice and dry before using that. Absolutely stunning.
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    That is really neat.
    Shawn

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    That's a healthy helping of insane mixed with a whole bucket of awesome.
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    Russell, fine work as usual! And everyone has Windex available to clean her up!
    Bill

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    Quote Originally Posted by FiXXXer View Post
    That's a healthy helping of insane mixed with a whole bucket of awesome.
    +1
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    Always cool to see original ideas. Very neat.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FiXXXer View Post
    That's a healthy helping of insane mixed with a whole bucket of awesome.
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    +2 all the way! That's just freakish!
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    Nice PIF, I'm in....







    ...well I can always dream haha.

    Very nice razor, looks really modern and stylish.

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    I'm waiting for the first razor made of metallic glass (yes, metal in the glass phase). I'm not sure how practical it would be, but it would still pretty cool!

    By the way, why are the pins different colors?

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    Quote Originally Posted by danjared View Post
    By the way, why are the pins different colors?
    I suspect that's just a lighting anomoly, and not really different color pins.
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    Quote Originally Posted by danjared View Post
    I'm waiting for the first razor made of metallic glass (yes, metal in the glass phase). I'm not sure how practical it would be, but it would still pretty cool!

    By the way, why are the pins different colors?
    pins are the same color. :)

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    i believe seraphim did up one with mirror scales... it's like some long lost twin!
    three people can keep a secret if two of them are dead.

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    Seriously sexy! How unique!!!
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    Holy cow! Gotta love ingenuity! Great job, man.
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