Never had the first issue with a square tip. I really don't get why a round tip is so often recommended. If you are serious about a SR, learn to hone them yourself. If not, get a Feather folding SS with the Pro Guard blades from Amazon.
I wanted to try out straights too, so I bought a cheap shavette from ebay at £3:99, It was utterly useless...I could easily have just stopped there the experience was so bad....but I read...and read...and watched videos...I then bought a Parker SRX which is a superb shaver...once you get it together with shavettes....next up was a Feather Artist Club DX....this blew the Parker out the water, fantastic shavette, I decided to stick with this...but as time wore on (about 8 weeks ) I thought I would like to try a proper straight and bought a couple of old dogs from ebay which shaved very nicely... It takes a wee bit longer to get the SR to shave to what you want...but 100% you will get there, it is just practice and getting good advice, I had a couple of razors I struggled with...but after getting fergiebilly to hone them...and some angle advice from him...things began to gather speed and shaves became better. The shavette is defo different from a SR, but personally I found it helpful coming from a shavette to a SR, wee things like holding the razor and feeling the weight etc all help...oh!..I have another shavette I forgot about...a stainless steel Dovo...another great razor that weighs nothing...it is soooo light, I now prefer light SR's and have 3 small 3/8th blades that I love. Keepyour eye on the selling page coz most likely all the shavettes will be up for sale if you are ibterested.
Nor have I. I actually learned with a square point. However I’ve seen and read enough on this forum (and others) where SR newbies have nicked their cheeks a number of times when learning to get comfortable holding & dragging a blade across their faces. A round point takes away some of the potential accidents while allowing one to get accustomed to the feel of the blade...so I’m more likely to recommend a round point to newcomers.
My first experience with a square point resulted in a pretty good nick on the earlobe. I had already been using a 5/8 round point for almost three months. I was focusing more on the heel of the blade. Now I prefer square point blade.
My favorite point is the barber's notch followed by square. I have a nice Geneva round point that is a good shaver. Perhaps if I had nicked my ear I would think differently. I am pretty intentional anytime I touch the blade to my face.
