Thread: Round point--->French point!

My kids are screwed
I have a Irish / Swedish mother adopted & raised by a staunch English couple
My father is French, Italian, Cornish & god knows what else as we are sure there is Egyptian in the lines also some where back
Then to add to the mix the bride has a Chinese & Irish Mother & a Swedish, Irish & Scottish Father

so my kids can claim a link to most continents, so they are definitely "Australians" then LOL

This thread is getting off topic but I like it because it only proves what I've been thinking for quite a few years. The fact, that despite all the racists and their rantings, we are one race - human. And to define it into separate parts and segments is to show an individual's non-ability to accept the world around them, let alone their insecurities as to them selves. There is no superior race. But there are superior people, made so by their personal drive and intelligence. And even there, there is no defining by any so called race or any other method of determination as to the so called differences between people.

I'm trying to understand this disdain for round points. Is it aesthetic?
Of the dozen friends that shave with straight razors, we all for the most part agree on a few things:
Sharp square points and definitely spikes are more accurate when cutting fine lines, but more likely to get cut by that sharp point. You can't get that close to the ear anyway with a spike, so I don't see much difference except that I've cut by my ear more often with sharp tips. But once one gets use to it its fine.
Most newbies I introduce to SR shaving I suggest round points to start and that seems to prevent more cuts.
We mostly agree that French points and similar are the best looking. Round tips are boring yet easier daily shavers, and square points are not that much better in the looks department.
I like this one you altered yet I'd rather it be less spiky as far as the shave goes.
So a lot of it must be personal preference, but I'm wondering all the reasons that some of you not only don't use them, but actually really "dislike" them...?
They don't bug me, I've got several in the shave line up. Easy shavers. But also like to shave with others. That's why I'm just curious..

Aesthetics are tied to value, perceived or actual IMO. I love the lines of a 67 mustang, but that's also partly because the 289 is a powerful engine inside it. The AMC pacer,, not so much, and it's not so super 6 powerplant is part of that lack luster memory.
So to equate the same to razordom, I personally do not like the round point look at the razors tip partly because it does not work around the ear and 'stache. The look of an Irish, or spanish, barber, or spike are all cool, and practical.
Can't really describe it better than that. Yes they all nick the ear if I am careless, but it's not their fault for doing so.
I agree round point for new shavers, and pacers are fine for new drivers, or I guess KIA these days. But until you can handle a V8, you shouldn't drive one.
Cheers.

Well put! I can drive a V8 spike point now days, but an economy blade gets me by with low insurance and gas money. My high end V8 and V10 favorite bad ass blades I take out on special occasions. I've even got a V12 monster but don't have a beard to mow down (imagine a monster truck going over those little cars...). The curves that I navigate don't find the way around a beard so precision is not really that necessary.
There are so many really great German blades out there (round points) for really good deals, so it just seems smart to buy them up. But if everybody thought that way.... no more German blades at low prices....

I enjoy all types of points myself, but I think you did good with that. It actually looks better now.

Originally Posted by entropy1049

Ah, Jim McKay...I remember as a kid seeing WWS coming on Saturday afternoon and being like "Please God let it not be tennis or golf". If a kid was real lucky, Evil Knivel was jumping something...

Remeber the skier wiping out over the jump.

Great job on the new point.

Originally Posted by MikeT

I'm trying to understand this disdain for round points. Is it aesthetic?

For me, it comes down to detail work. I actually cut myself much more frequently with round points in attempting the detail work that I can do with ease with a French/Irish point. So it's a matter of survival...

Originally Posted by entropy1049

For me, it comes down to detail work. I actually cut myself much more frequently with round points in attempting the detail work that I can do with ease with a French/Irish point. So it's a matter of survival...

I suppose that makes sense...In a way!

Is it me or is this thread "pointless"

I like the sweeping lines of a shoulderless French point razor as well. For the aesthetics as much for their versatility.