Quote Originally Posted by smalltank View Post
I was told by a few guys who used spike points..detail work is best on these..I have a spike point..dont REALLY notice it getting into spots any closer than lets say a barbers notch/french point..round tends to miss more spots than the other end types IMO
Right...I think many will assign the term "spike" to anything that has an angular toe.

Square/French/notched/spike...they all have a fairly obtuse intersection between the edge and the toe end of the razor, and all will gouge the careless user like a spike.