Thread: Are round points safer?

Actually my favorite is a spike point that has been rounded off ever so slightly, a few strokes on the side of the hone. All the benefits of the spike (whatever they are) without the gouging tendencies.

Stab, cut, whatever! Rounds and Spikes both cut, but spikes can stab and gouge in addition! And that will dig a plug out of your face.

I feel it easier to manoeuvre a round point especially on my neck. Not being flat its handy if a can use the toe of the round point blade to get into the canyons on my neck. Try that with a square point and its gonna catch. You do have to be more careful.

I'm sure the more experienced shavers have found ways around my problem with square points, so its probably not advised for beginners

Originally Posted by gimpyalex

I feel it easier to manoeuvre a round point especially on my neck. Not being flat its handy if a can use the toe of the round point blade to get into the canyons on my neck. Try that with a square point and its gonna catch. You do have to be more careful.

I have the same problem with hollow in the neck. I don't see how I can use the middle of the blade to shave this area.

I've never shaved with a round point. They just don't look right to my eye. That alone disqualifies them.

As far as the actual point of the edge, I do believe that a spike point is more likely to let the user know he made a mistake.

I don't think one is safer over the other. If a razor is properly sharpened, it can cut you plenty good no matter what kind of a point it has on it. With a spike, you just have to be wary of where the point is while you use the rest of the blade to shave. If I ever get myself with the point, it's usually a earlobe or a slight scratch under my chin when I am paying too much attention to some stubborn whiskers. That said, once you get some time under your belt, you really wont cut yourself very often at all. And if you do, it's no worse than what you can do with a Mach 3 or Fusion safety razor. Practice makes perfect, just take your time every time you shave. All of my cuts were because I got a little over confident and tried to rush through a shave.

Originally Posted by binder

I have the same problem with hollow in the neck. I don't see how I can use the middle of the blade to shave this area.

The way I get round this is to stretch the skin diagonally (so, eg on the left side, free hand below and to the left of the hollow) creating a flat plane. Obviously, I am dealing with a different neck to yours, so this may not be entirely useful. Round points take out one variable and so are often recommended for new users (and rightly so), once you've got the technique down the variable can be dealt with. My worst experiences with the toe came at the start and were with round points.