Yeah, I’ve also been thinking about the spike. I know it’s said that they help lining contours, but a any straight point with a muted corner does just as well (even Ralf Aust’s Spanish points are great at this, and they’re basically round). To illustrate my point (hihi), my nominally round-point Sparschweinchen has an unobtrusive corner that is just as vicious as this Böker’s if you forget about it. So spiky feeling points aren’t an æsthetic choice.
Regardless off the why, I’m enjoying figuring out the how: learning to navigate this razor and its geometry 🙂
That’s a beautiful razor!!
I’m a little surprised Brad didn’t mute the spike point. It can be done so that the razor looks the same and you don’t puncture yourself.
The point on this razor was muted after I lightly poked myself a couple of times. No issues since.
Yeah, I’ve also been thinking about the spike. I know it’s said that they help lining contours, but a any straight point with a muted corner does just as well (even Ralf Aust’s Spanish points are great at this, and they’re basically round). To illustrate my point (hihi), my nominally round-point Sparschweinchen has an unobtrusive corner that is just as vicious as this Böker’s if you forget about it. So spiky feeling points aren’t an æsthetic choice.
Regardless off the why, I’m enjoying figuring out the how: learning to navigate this razor and its geometry 🙂