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    Quote Originally Posted by BenjamanBarker View Post
    That's a spike point that has had the tip muted.
    Muted?? That razor has been forever silenced via a Colombian Necktie

    Yes, that tip is closer to a round point in its current state. Still very effective for sideburns, you shouldn't have any problems. Like my avatar, I frequently sport the 'burns, but I do all my shaping with the razor's edge, not the tip.

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    This is what 'slightly' muted should look like:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hassouni View Post
    Ah crap, I asked for non muted based on his advice....
    Thats not muted, it is beyond that, it has been rounded.
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    Will I still be able to cleanly cut along my sideburns, north-south, with that tip?

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    Not as well as you would with a square point, wether it be muted or not. Without the square tip you can not be as precise.
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    Quote Originally Posted by nun2sharp View Post
    Not as well as you would with a square point, wether it be muted or not. Without the square tip you can not be as precise.
    I learned on a round point, so that's why I don't use any of my square tips for my sideburns. Learned to use the blade edge and I've just stuck with that.

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    You can do pretty good with a round point, but if you want hair by hair precision you need a square or spike.
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    Spike points are fun, and I've got the scars to prove it.
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    Ya gotta watch them, they will bite.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hassouni View Post
    So I have sideburns, and when I spoke to Larry from Whipped Dog about getting a razor from him, he said a spike point without the very tip dulled is much better for maintaing a clean edge, so I said OK, spike edge it'll be then.
    This is what I got:
    I believe that's called the "Sight Unseen Spike Point"
    “The white gleam of swords, not the black ink of books, clears doubts and uncertainties and bleak outlooks.”

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