Does TI a French company make a French Point Str8?

**littlesilverbladefromwale** · 11-04-2008, 07:33 PM

Our UK razor man Steve Invisibleedge calls them oblique points.
I love them

**Amyn** · 11-07-2008, 06:55 PM

Sounds like TI does not make a Oblique or French point razor. It would be nice if they did as I find them to be very shave friendly.

**littlesilverbladefromwale** · 11-07-2008, 06:58 PM

A nice way to get a NEW oblique point would be to get a Wapi !! And they are wedges!!

**Chady** · 11-07-2008, 07:51 PM

My wapi is more hollow than my wedge.

**Neil Miller** · 11-07-2008, 08:24 PM

Posted before, but here it is again - the french or oblique point, also called the Irish point in contempory Sheffield razor making times.

Regards,
Neil

**littlesilverbladefromwale** · 11-08-2008, 02:10 PM

Irish !! Well well, I didn't know that.

**Leon** · 11-13-2008, 08:45 PM

Originally Posted by Chady

My wapi is more hollow than my wedge.

Mine too. I'd call the Wapi a 1/8 hollow

**Neil Miller** · 02-13-2009, 06:56 PM

Here's a sketch of points made in Sheffield at the time of the last razor-grinder working ther, the Irish point is at the bottom:

more on the University of Sheffield website.

Regards,
Neil.

**CloseShave** · 02-13-2009, 07:12 PM

Steve at Invisible Edge classifies the WAPI as a Henckels 3. The blade chart from his web site Jargon Buster illustrates the henckels scale. My WAPIs match his classification.

**littlesilverbladefromwale** · 02-13-2009, 07:21 PM

Hat duly taken off, cheers Neil.

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