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11-29-2014, 12:17 AM #11Member
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Knowing where the point is was my first "lesson" with a a straight razor
. Round points now make me confident, but I'm still using a square point, too...just with a bit more care!
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11-29-2014, 04:10 AM #12Senior Member
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It is my belief that having a spike or square tip in your rotation keeps you on your toes . I could probably shave without a mirror with my Dovo round tip Pallisander, but would never attempt the feat with my little 4/8 Morris spike wedge. That little devil will bite me if I do not treat it with respect !
"It is easier keeping a razor honed than honing a razor."
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11-29-2014, 04:57 AM #13barba crescit caput nescit
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The spike point razors are my favorite - for me, they are just aesthetically far more pleasing to look at, and you can control the shave with that point very nicely.
My least favorite are the notched razors, but they seem to go with the territory when you like the antique Sheffields....
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11-29-2014, 06:35 AM #14Junior Member
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Congrats on the journey so far! Not to hijack the thread, but what do you folks think of the French point? That is my favorite and I've found to be quite accurate with similar attention required as with a spike.
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11-30-2014, 09:53 PM #15Senior Member
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I am fairly new to straight razor shaving, and I have discovered the same thing as you! My first two razors were round points, but I now shave with only square or Spanish points. I will give away two round points for Christmas hoping to get a couple of friends on the straight razor bandwagon
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