Hi yall I keep reading about spike points and hollow points. and are wondering what they are? thanks
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Hi yall I keep reading about spike points and hollow points. and are wondering what they are? thanks
The tip of a spike will come to an abrupt end, a ninety degree angle leaving that very tip ultra sharp. A square tip that is not a spike will have that very tip slightly rounded off to remove the threat.
Thanks guys yeah I just noticed i wrote hollow instead of round... :shrug: Personally I blame the mad as toothache I've had since last night. Off to the dentist this afternoon to get the offending molar removed.. Sigh payback for years of dental neglect.
I always thought spike points weren't perfect 90* tips. My Red Imp looks almost like it juts out slightly. /_ like that.
Here's a typical spike. Typical I'm it's shape..... Extraordinary razor though.
Henckels, J. A. "Twin Works 415" 5/8 - Straight Razor Place Library
I always called them square tip or square point, they are my favorite type of blade...so spike point it is then!
And yes, that's a very nice blade!!
Thanks!
Cheers guys learnt something today, so its been a good one...:tu
I believe they used to call barbers notches hollow point
Here you can read more about the different points, grinds etc: The straight razor - Straight Razor Place Library
I've always considered this to be a square tip, no spike. If you look closely at the very tip, you'll see its been rounded or muted to take away any threat.
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The thing is you gotta have at least one of each type. get bizzy!
(no, i lack a Spanish :p)
Geez Now razors are going to battle with pipes on my acquisition disorder :hmmm:
just as well she says she loves me lol with pipes and razors and strops and also seen some cool brushes too.
Beautiful razor, OCDshaver!
Spike point = I feel like I haven't cut myself in a while, so i think I will use it today.
Well I hadn't cut myself in a while and figured I wouldn't have to worry about shaving with a spike.
So yesterday evening I settle in to do a 3 razor shave.
I had just finished honing three totally different blades and was putting them to the final shave test.
The first two straights were round tip and passed the WTG and XTG no problem, so on to the spike cutthroat a Dixon & Elliot German steel for the final pass. I must have forgotten that this was a non muted spike because within a couple of strokes I put a surprisingly deep 1 inch vertical slash in the neck nearest the jugular. :banghead: Almost bled as much!
Got the bleeding under control and realized that probably should have gotten a stitch or two but I didn't feel like having to explain. It was tough enough explaining to my dear wife why the gauze and tape on the neck.
Maybe i'll be wearing my turtle necks to the meet in Edmonton.
I think i'll set this blade away for a while,....... at least until I heal up.
Bottom line,......this style of razor deserves a lot of respect,......
Ralph
And nope,....I won't be posting pix. :(
This is interesting, I prefer spike points and have yet to cut myself worthy enough for a COTD with any of them!?!
I've got a few nicks on a bump or two from all my other razors except one, and it's an extra-hollow and it is cursed, which I successfully shaved with for the first time this evening after eating lots of garlic and using Holy Water to shave - my cursed Double Duck Goldedge spike point. This one has bit me, and bit me well, every time I've used it (4 previous times) because it's extra-hollow I can only conclude, only one I've got like that, the blade looks almost tissue thin...so I'm told they flex to your face more, and one mistake, and you see the blood before you know you've been cut!!
So, the Goldedge is either cursed, hexed, damned, it's a wannabe Double Duck Grim Reaper, or it takes more skill than I have to wield an extra-hollow?
I wonder which it is? :idea:
I have muted all my spike points.....i tried ..but failed..
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.:gaah:
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.
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[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.
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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!
http://straightrazorpalace.com/membe...lemans-den.jpg
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.
Gentlemen,
The spike point is the Lord's punishment of sinners.
"Forgive me Father, for I have nicked."
Phrank, as your Pope I must admonish you for your sin of greed and insist you share your booty with me so that I may absolve and absorb half of your sin.
It’s a place mat, made of wooden beads. My bride picked it up, in her travels she does not recall where, but thinks it came from Target or Pier One. They are a few years old so may be hard to find.
They are nice mats and do make a great background for photos. Reminds me of roasted coffee beans.