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

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.