Thread: French Point & Irish Point: Any Difference?

A "French point" is technically an oblique point. points

An Irish point is similar to a Mexican point, a Brazillian point and several other made up names.

The Lou Point is seriously under represented.

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Originally Posted by ZethLent

I am pretty sure Bill takes no credit for coining Irish Point. I seem to remember reading him saying that from what he has read, that shape was an Irish point and that was what he was going to call it, not French.

Hmmmmmmm........oh yeah, Company line.................

Originally Posted by John Crowley

A "French point" is technically an oblique point. points

An Irish point is similar to a Mexican point, a Brazillian point and several other made up names.

One thing I'm sure of from personal experience is that if you get too close to the ear on the WTG, and don't pay attention, you'll call it by a name that I can't print here.

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Why on earth try to credit Bill Ellis (great man though he is) with the invention of the Irish point, when it clearly predates both him and Bill Hukin???

big fat hairy deal.

Originally Posted by hoglahoo

big fat hairy deal.

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You mean they have a big fat hairy deal going on between them?

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

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You mean they have a big fat hairy deal going on between them?

If so I don't want to know! some things can be left unresearched

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

One thing I'm sure of from personal experience is that if you get too close to the ear on the WTG, and don't pay attention, you'll call it by a name that I can't print here.

And that is the gospel! <LOL>

Originally Posted by Neil Miller

Why on earth try to credit Bill Ellis (great man though he is) with the invention of the Irish point, when it clearly predates both him and Bill Hukin???

Regards,
Neil

Well, you know I'm trying to stay on the good side of the man, so that he would autograph me a copy of the rumored upcoming book on a CD format "How to make friends and influence shaving communities since 1991".

I have missed your earlier reference to the notes from Bill Hulkin, that's pretty cool - wish he'd sketched some of the 'others' too.

Some food for thought from Germany, 1939: Digitale Bibliothek - Münchener Digitalisierungszentrum - aptly named 'The Beauty of Form on the Straight Razor'. No French, Irish or otherwise outlandish points. Just square, rounded square, round, and oblique (with rounded tip). So there.

Dear custom makers, please do not miss page 29 where you can learn which combinations of point, spine, and tang were considered ugly.

Regards,
Robin