Thread: Stupid round point

What's the point of round points? I *&^%&*$# hate them.

I was just going XTG under my nostril. I was shaving the hairs right under my nose and the place of the blade where the edge turns into the point nicked my nostril. It zipped clean through without any resistance at all (Testshave with a freshly honed blade).

My preference is
1) spanish
2) spike
3) oblique
4) lou point
5) round point

The rounding just gets in the way.
Anyone else have specific preferences?

I just never go xtg in that area, regardless of the point. If your razor's losing a bit of its sharpness, it can easily get snagged there and nick you as you don't have much control and it is fairly delicate.

I make lots of small strokes with 0 pressure. By the time I finish WTG I already know if the razor is sharp enough or not.

Using that technique, I never nick myself because I am not forcing the blade through the hairs. I kindly ask it to do a couple of hairs, and then I ask it to do the next hairs...

I have never cut myself that way except for now, where the point was getting in the way. A spanish point or even a spike or oblique would not have done this.

Originally Posted by Bruno

My preference is

1) spanish
2) spike
3) oblique
4) lou point
5) round point

Boy, Bruno....you must REALLY *&^%&*$# hate round points! Even I would switch 4 & 5!

(....in comemeration of your wound, I will change my Avatar to someone with a similar affliction...)

-whatever

-Lou

Could anyone tell me what a lou point is?

A Lou point is an invention of Lou's aka scarface!
I'm sure he will have more to say on this matter.


Mark Avery

P.S. I like your new avatar Lou.
By the way, where can I pick up my own Lou pointhttp://straightrazorpalace.com/images/smilies/roflmao.gif

I use a shaving technique similar to Bruno's. I use a round point that I got from Billy's Blades and I'm really happy with it. But then again, I'm still a newb shaver with a straight and haven't really developed a real preference.
Ernest

I personally have never been cut by a round point but both my first cut and my last cut with a straight were with spikes!!!

Originally Posted by JMS

By the way, where can I pick up my own Lou point

Actually, you can make your own....all you need is the buffing wheel in the garage workshop (set on...oh, about a gazillion RPM), a round point restoration razor, and then have the new 20-something neighbor lady step in and ask you if her new bikini is too tight (it was!).

....bingo.....Lou point!


-whatever

-Lou

Originally Posted by scarface

Actually, you can make your own....all you need is the buffing wheel in the garage workshop (set on...oh, about a gazillion RPM), a round point restoration razor, and then have the new 20-something neighbor lady step in and ask you if her new bikini is too tight (it was!).

....bingo.....Lou point!


-whatever

-Lou

unless things are popping out (and I mean things...plural), a bikini can never be too tight...unless I'm related to said wearer.