Thread: Spike point? what is it?

Originally Posted by Siguy

Beautiful razor, OCDshaver!

Its not mine, just a pic from the website. I do own two Revisors but not that particular one.

Originally Posted by Pipesmokanz

Hi yall I keep reading about spike points and hollow points. and are wondering what they are? thanks

Spike points are for cutting your ear, neck and nose - shown here: The straight razor - Straight Razor Place Library

Hollow ground blades are also explained in the link above.

Hollow points were well explained in a post above. Kapowee.

I was totally shocked. I bought a Clement and the shave for the First two passes was great. Then... Slice o matic. thought I was just sloppy with my stroke, Took another pass... Lit myself up like the 4th of july Bleeding like a stuck pig. Couldnt figure out for the life of me what just happened. How it happened.
Upon closer inspection it was just the tip that bit me....Twice.. Then I saw the angle that others are describing. Its not a 90 angle .it is more of a 98 degree protuberence. I spike. like a small male deer antler
I learned to use it for surgical strikes. That single hair up under your nose that you Just cant reach.
An errant ear hair protruding from your external auditory meatus.
Careful assesement and then move in for removal.
Its the right tool for the right job. But if you dont know its there. OUCH. cut you so fast you dont have time to jump.

My Burrell Top Flight is a good example of a spike point. This was my first razor and I never really cut myself with the point; in fact it taught me straight off to respect straight razors. You do need to be careful with them, esp as you shave your jaw line, as the point can come up against your neck and ear lobe...

I always thought spike points were the ones where the toe protrudes out past the spine till I started reading posts here. Spike points scare me, but I do have a few. The toe of this one is extremely sharp so I tend to pay alittle more attention when using this one.

[QUOTE=OCDshaver;1281086]Here's a typical spike. Typical I'm it's shape..... Extraordinary razor though.

Wow, that's one good looking Henckels!

I too love the spikes, they just look like a Straight Razor should and they can get to spots you can’t with a round point.

They don’t have to be muted as drastically as in the Henkel’s photo, so the mute can easily be reversed.

Learning to shave with a spike is just like learning to shave with any other sharp object.

They are great for trimming a beard, sideburns (ATG), mouth corners and nose hairs.

Here’s a nice one I cleaned up recently, a nice shaver.

Couldn't agree more Euclid440, for me, they look fantastic, and I really like being able to angle the tip to get a nice sideburn line and get to areas very precisely.

This is pretty much my favorite spike point blade I have....it's the King,and reigns over all my other blades, except the French frame backs of course!

Each time I use one of my razors with the spike point I pause and send it a silent message, "Shave with no nicks, cuts and slashes and you will still be in the rotation till next time". So far, so good.

And Euclid440, tell me about the background in the above photo.

Originally Posted by nessmuck

I have muted all my spike points.....i tried ..but failed..

That's like "de-barking" your dog! A failure of instruction blamed on the trainee...