Thread: Are there any 2" blades with a spike point at both ends?

Originally Posted by JimmyH-AD

I hadn't thought about the thumb but I would think it would be a lot easier to knick your face with a 2" or even longer blade with a spike at both ends.

Give it a big smile and it should be safer on your face. That doesn't change the thumb.

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Originally Posted by Chris L

If I may ask, why would you want a spike point heel? When you shave, do you shave with passes that are always perpendicular to your face rather than leading with the heel?

Almost invariably. Only if there's some desperate situation do I take a diagonal. I have sideburns that come straight down to my jawline and meet my 1" - 1.5" wide beard that runs down my jawline into my goatee. Sideburn to beard corner is almost 90*. Same at the goatee. All the lines are straight edge straight (except the top of the goatee under my lip and the top line of my mustache) and the corners sharp. If I'm doing my right cheek I need a point at the toe to do the sideburn/beard corner and a point at the heel to do the goatee/beard corner. It's about 2-3/4" from front edge of sideburn to back edge of the mustache part of my goatee. Using only the toe of the razor to do the detail work on the corners means that I have to use the other hand across my face to get the toe pointing forward for the goatee/beard corner. If I had points on both the toe and heel I could do one side of my face without changing hands (I can do it, but it's a bit awkward and inconvenient to change hands and reach across my face). Then with a 2-7/8" to 3" edge it means that I have to lift either the toe or the heel off my face enough to clear the sideburn or the goatee when doing the top line of my beard. I can do that too but it would be easier working with a shorter edge. So.... I just thought it would be worth a shot trying something like a short blade with points at the toe and heel. I figured there would be a couple of models like that out there.

Originally Posted by xman

Give it a big smile and it should be safer on your face. That doesn't change the thumb.

No smile. Has to be straight across. If you took the length off the back of the blade (more tang, less blade) then the razor would be the same overall length, maintain the balance and feel, and your thumb would be a long ways from the heel point.

Originally Posted by Quick

No smile. Has to be straight across. If you took the length off the back of the blade (more tang, less blade) then the razor would be the same overall length, maintain the balance and feel, and your thumb would be a long ways from the heel point.

Oh, well I've seen those on eBay.

Holy crap! This might be exactly what I'm looking for.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/aucti...15-madmen.html

and they're thinking it's a piece of ****

Too bad it's in the UK. Only thing I would be worried about is if someone did that on a grinder and lost the temper...

How about a Weck? They have a 2 1/4 in. blade that, although it's replaceable, can be honed
and stropped and will last indefinitely. Blades can still be purchased on *B*y or at beauty supply
shops. It probably won't appeal to the purist, but it approximates the design you have in mind
and would allow you to "test drive" your idea before shelling out some big bucks to a custom maker.

Regards - Walt

Originally Posted by Quick

Holy crap! This might be exactly what I'm looking for.

http://straightrazorpalace.com/aucti...15-madmen.html

and they're thinking it's a piece of ****

Too bad it's in the UK. Only thing I would be worried about is if someone did that on a grinder and lost the temper...

You think its in the UK do you? And here I was gonna offer to buy it for you and sell it on to you if it helped out. Not any more.

Nous ne sommes pas Francais!!!

I have a Lauterjung that has a crack by the toe... I am going to grind out and will have the very razor (maybe 2.5 inches of blade though) you describe! I will post pics when I finish it up.

Originally Posted by sidneykidney

You think its in the UK do you? And here I was gonna offer to buy it for you and sell it on to you if it helped out. Not any more.

Nous ne sommes pas Francais!!!

Hahaha, well I knew the guy was in Lorraine? France and I knew the description was in French that I couldn't read...but it's listed on ebay.co.UK So we have a Spanish razor that some French guy is selling on UK ebay.

European ebays feature each other's listings at no extra charge.