Thread: Stupid round point

Originally Posted by FiReSTaRT

I'm almost tempted to commission one from Robert, just to have a Lou in my rotation

I'm just sittin' here giggling!

-whatever

-Lou

You know how, when you're coming sideways on your upper lip, how a spike or spanish point slides neatly below your nose, and how a round tip slide up inside your nostril a bit? You know those hairs you get up there when you get old? Well, a round tip, sliding up inside your nostril like it does, tends to tickle those hairs something fierce, and you must make &@^%$ sure not to scrunch up your nose when this happens cause it's a really good way to acquire a slice. And it was such a great shave till then...

OK, this is scary...

I do like round points, prefer barber's notches, and also use spikes and Frenchies.

Bruno, it seems that in the honing process you developed a micro-spike on the round point. I have done this unintentionally too on some razors. If anything (other than being more careful) - you can always dill this a bit.

Cheers
Ivo

I know just what your saying. I encounter the same difficulty right there @ the crotch of where my nose and upper lip meet. If I am going xtg there (which is somewhat rare for me) round points make it more difficult to get it clean. I have hair growth right up to and into my shnoz. (and yes to the old man nose hair thing as well)

But on the other hand, Round Points work great for me from the the sideburn cut downward - I can slide the end of the blade along my ear and never cut it (my ear) - something I can only do with a RP, as the other points tend to nick me. I have no hair growth within a quarter inch of my ears, so this works great) Since I always go xtg in this area everyday, I suppose that is why most of my favorites are RPs. As a matter of fact, all in my regular rotation are RPs.

Originally Posted by Bigseem

I know just what your saying. I encounter the same difficulty right there @ the crotch...

You've been taking lessons from Rich!

Originally Posted by majurey

You've been taking lessons from Rich!

Hey it's very important to not have crotch difficulty.