HOT ! George Wostenholm & Son 6/8 Doubly Carbonized - Rare Fancy Vintage Sheffield Straight Razor - Shave Ready

Razor Specifics:Age Range: Circa mid-late 1800sManufacturer: George Wostenholm & Son, Sheffield EnglandRestoration: Fully restored- The blade was fully polished and cleaned and honed to shaving sharpness (all in-house by GSG founder Matt W.), scales were fully polished, oiled, and finally the assembled razor was honed to shaving sharpness


BladeMaterial: Carbon SteelWidth: 3/4” wide from edge to top of spineGrind: Quarter HollowHone Wear: moderateTip: SquareFinishes: Crocus (mirror) finish all overCondition: Very nice restored finish, some mild blemishes remaining in the steelShave ready: Yes, freshly honed and stropped and sanitized, fully ready to shave


ScalesMaterial: black horn with a lead wedgePinning: Brass pinning with beehive style washersCondition: Near mint, the blade is held tightly and centers well between them

The vintage Wostenholm paper case is included as shown



About our restoration and honing process
Each one of our restored razors is brought back to life with a passion and attention to detail like it would be an addition to our own collection or user rotation. Many years of restoration experience and hundreds of restored razors sold around the world have refined our processes, but each razor is still given the time and individual attention it needs. Our vintage razors undergo dozens of steps involving blade unpinning (where necessarily) metal grinding/sanding with a range of different diameter and hardness wheels with various grits of abrasive and polishes. Scales are straightened and repaired when necessary, wet sanded and polishing. After the razor’s cosmetic and functional repairs are completed, a multistep honing process using a range of synthetic and natural sharpening stones is used to bring each razor back to keen and comfortable shaving sharpness. Finally stropping is performed on one of our cordovan leather strops and the blade is sanitized in Barbicide hospital-grade disinfectant. If for any reason you are not satisfied with our restored razors, please contact us to discuss return options. Your satisfaction is our ultimate goal.