Thread: Round point--->French point!

So here's the dilemma:

You have a perfectly fine, NOS Le Grelot straight. But it has a round point. You hate round points and as a result, seldom use this lovely razor. You love French points, and think "if this thing had a French point, it could be my new pet razor

So. do you take a cutter/grinder/sander to a perfectly serviceable blade? To a damaged blade, sure, but a pristine blade for the sake of personal preference?

After some soul searching, I decided yes. And SOOOOOO glad I did! I've had this razor for a long time, one of my first "nice" razors but since I've developed this preference for French points, I'd used the Le Grelot maybe twice in the last year. She's a good ol' shaver, and it's good to have her back in the rotation on a more frequent basis.

Before:



After:

Not sure that I could do the same, but I do like your outcome.

nice outcome like it beter how it is now then the round point

Looks a bit "spikey" now, but if you're happy and it gets a lot more use then it was worth it

In a century or so someone will say "I have a le grelot 193 and it has a French point, I thought 193's were round points is this a super rare razor"

You have made a nice job of it regardless

Mike
It is your razor and your face.

But Ed brings up a good point about the future. Some might think it had a chip or crack.

You did do a great job.

Originally Posted by bongo

Looks a bit "spikey" now, but if you're happy and it gets a lot more use then it was worth it

I do prefer spikes. One of my favorite razors is a Wacker Chevalier (extraordinary shaver) and this influenced the shape.

Originally Posted by edhewitt

In a century or so someone will say "I have a le grelot 193 and it has a French point, I thought 193's were round points is this a super rare razor"

That's the best part! Giving to the future a little bit of what has been left to us from the past... Helping to keep a tradition alive by contributing to the confusion and disinformation that will be experienced by future generations of collectors

Originally Posted by rolodave

Mike
It is your razor and your face.

But Ed brings up a good point about the future. Some might think it had a chip or crack.

You did do a great job.

Dave, hopefully should that thought cross someones mind, the immediate subsequent thought would be "the fragile cutting edge is full length, its the robust spine thats short. This flies in the face of God, this must be deliberate". Regardless, I've always intended to keep this one, so I'll put the razor's details in the estate to avoid confusing my heirs

I do like the look of the French points also

Wise choice. It was doing no good the way it was if you did not use it. But now you enjoy the razor. It's a win/win to me.

I have a blade with some heavy pitting on the spine at the point that I have marked with a sharpie to French also in the pile of workshop line up