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Bluegrass Razor Tip: squared or rounded 04-07-2011, 01:02 PM
ats200 There are many opinions but I... 04-07-2011, 01:19 PM
Bill S First off, welcome to SRP, ... 04-07-2011, 01:25 PM
bhorsoft I got a Dovo Special for... 04-07-2011, 01:45 PM
BigJim After a recent thread with... 04-07-2011, 02:40 PM
ndw76 For your first razor a round... 04-07-2011, 03:03 PM
JimmyHAD Just IMHO, a round point is... 04-07-2011, 03:45 PM
Obie Hello, Bluegrass: Welcome... 04-07-2011, 03:56 PM
ace My recovering earlobe is... 04-07-2011, 04:36 PM
BigJim heheheh :D 04-07-2011, 06:00 PM
LarryAndro Whoever hones your razor can... 04-08-2011, 06:32 AM
nun2sharp IMO it really doesnt matter,... 04-08-2011, 02:24 PM
Dllandry Pick the one that you like... 04-08-2011, 02:37 PM
wmac Just get both of them and... 04-08-2011, 02:44 PM
LinacMan Dave, Take Obie up on the... 04-07-2011, 06:30 PM
SpicyJem I say go with the rounded. ... 04-08-2011, 01:05 AM
sharptonn ;Square! Get it over with, or... 04-08-2011, 01:12 AM
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    Whoever hones your razor can dull the tip of a square tipped razor, and it will be almost as safe as a round tipped razor in my opinion. It takes just a second, is easy to do, is not visible, and can be easily undone during rehoning.

    After dulling, just the very fraction of an inch of the tip is dulled. But, if done correctly, you can hold the blade at a 45 degree angle and drag it across the palm of your hand without any danger of cut.

    Think about it. Every time you cut yourself with the tip, the cut starts at the very tip. By dulling, the tip never sinks into your face. Using an analogy, the dulled tip acts like a flotation device holding the rest of the cutting edge from sinking into your flesh.

    If you dull the tip - and it is easy enough to do that with a modest amount of instruction you can do it yourself - I don't think you should avoid square tips at all.

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