Thread: First shave report

Speaking of the square point: That one looks like it has been tamed some but what you will find in general is that you're less likely to cut yourself with a round point. Oh, you can still do it with a round point but in particular one that has a very sharp tip to the point It's much easier to cut yourself. Although for some reason and I don't know why I have a couple of razors that I cut myself with every time I shave with them. I can't figure out what it is. Jimping on the tang helps prevent it because you have a better grip and your thumb is less likely to slip but that doesn't seem to be the case with these two.

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

Speaking of the square point: That one looks like it has been tamed some but what you will find in general is that you're less likely to cut yourself with a round point. Oh, you can still do it with a round point but in particular one that has a very sharp tip to the point It's much easier to cut yourself.

Some German made straight razors with square tips were made with a chamfer at the tip edge which mirrored one at the spine at the tip. The Sanssouci looks to be one of them. I guess some makers acknowledged the inherent problem with square point razors. The true unmodified square point is often referred to as an American point on some sites.

Bob